Effect of insect screen configuration on natural ventilation in a single-span glasshouse

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 237-243

  Sase, S ^a   Okushima, L ^a   Suzuki, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RURAL ENGINEERING   (Japan)

^b Horticulture Technology Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air temperature rise; Airflow; Tracer gas; Vent opening; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 71449104244     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.801.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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