Ventilation rates in mechanically-ventilated commercial poultry buildings in Southern Europe: Measurement system development and uncertainty analysis

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 423-432

  Calvet, S ^a   Cambra Lopez M ^a   Blanes Vidal, V ^b   Estelles F ^a   Torres, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW MEASUREMENTS; EMISSION PATTERN; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; TOTAL EMISSIONS; VENTILATION RATE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955176830     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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