Performance evaluation of ground source heat pump system for greenhouse heating in northern China

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-117

  Chai, Lilong ^a,b   Ma, Chengwei ^b   Ni, Ji Qin ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GLASS; GREENHOUSES; GROUNDWATER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHINESE SOLAR GREENHOUSE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GAS FIRED HEATING SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE HEATING; HEATING COEFFICIENTS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

EID: 83955161103     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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