Solar radiation distribution in a tunnel greenhouse

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 855-862

  Baxevanou, C ^a   Bartzanas, T ^a   Fidaros, D ^a   Kittas, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Buoyancy effects; CFD; Covering materials; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 71449112495     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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