Numerical simulation of the airflow and temperature patterns in a greenhouse equipped with insect-proof screen in the openings

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 578, Issue , 2002, Pages 351-358

  Bartzanas, Thomas ^a   Kittas, Constantinos ^a   Boulard, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Air flow; Computational fluid dynamics; Insect screen; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

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EID: 83655205279     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.578.44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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