Analysing ventilation efficiency in a test chamber using age-of-air concept and CFD technology

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 421-433

  Kwon, K S ^a,d   Lee, I B ^a   Han, H T ^b   Shin, C Y ^b   Hwang, H S ^a   Hong, S W ^a   Bitog, Jessie P ^a   Seo, I H ^a   Han, C P ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^c Seojeong College   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; AIR; EFFICIENCY; TRACERS;

AIR EXCHANGE EFFICIENCIES; AIR EXCHANGE RATES; CFD TECHNOLOGIES; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE DISTRIBUTION; UNSTEADY STATE CONDITIONS; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

VENTILATION;

EID: 80755140654     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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