Comparison of finite element and finite volume methods for simulation of natural ventilation in greenhouses

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-86

  Molina Aiz, F D ^a   Fatnassi, H ^b   Boulard, T ^b   Roy, J C ^c   Valera, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Discretization methods; Finite element; Finite volume; Greenhouse; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC WALL; BASIC MODELS; BUOYANCY EFFECT; CFD CODES; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COMPUTATIONAL CAPACITY; COMPUTING TIME; CONVERGENCE PROCESS; CPU TIME; DISCRETIZATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE VOLUME; GREENHOUSE VENTILATION; HIGH WIND SPEED; INCOMPRESSIBLE TURBULENT FLOW; LASER SHEETS; MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY; MEMORY STORAGE; MULTI-SPANS; NATURAL VENTILATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; ONE STEP; SET-POINT; SIMULATION CODE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VENTILATION RATE; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; VENTILATION; VISUALIZATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANEMOMETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; VENTILATION;

EID: 77954861067     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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