Solar energy utilization by a greenhouse: General relations

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Abdel Ghany, A M ^a   Al Helal, I M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Absorption; Fractions; Greenhouse; Losses; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; ABSORBER PLATES; ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; COVER SYSTEM; FAN SYSTEMS; FLOOR AREAS; FRACTIONS; GREENHOUSE COVER; GREENHOUSE SOIL; HUMID AIR; LEAF AREA INDEX; MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA; SEMI-TRANSPARENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL MODEL;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOILS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

GREENHOUSES;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY USE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; OPTICAL METHOD; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 79751484964     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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