Monitoring and energetic performance analysis of an innovative ventilation concept in a Belgian greenhouse

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-57

  Van Den Bulck, Nickey ^a   Coomans, Mathias ^a   Wittemans, Lieve ^b   Hanssens, Jochen ^c   Steppe, Kathy ^c  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b Research Station for Vegetable Production   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Greenhouse; Mechanical ventilation; Monitoring; Thermal screen

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; BELGIUM; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY PRICES; FLANDERS; GREENHOUSE CLIMATES; GROWING CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASON; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION VOLUMES; THERMAL SCREEN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MONITORING; VENTILATION;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 84871814461     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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