Micro-turbine CHP units: Simulations of energy efficiency and cost in ornamentals production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 691, Issue , 2005, Pages 633-640

  Hamer, P J C ^a,c   Langton, F A ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c not available   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedding plants; Energy balance models; Supplementary lighting; Temperature integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879989346     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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