Developing control logic for a high-pressure fog cooling system operation for a naturally ventilated greenhouse

Environmental Control in Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Handarto, ^a   Hayashi, Makio ^b   Ohyama, Katsumi ^c   Toida, Hiromi ^a   Goto, Eiji ^a   Kozai, Toyoki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Environmental control; Fogging rate; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449111927     PISSN: 1880554X     EISSN: 18830986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2525/ecb.44.1     Document Type: Article

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