Root zone temperature control with thermal energy storage in phase change materials for soilless greenhouse applications

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 446-453

  Beyhan, Beyza ^a   Paksoy, Halime ^a   Daşgan, Yildiz ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Greenhouse applications; Passive heating; Phase change material (PCM); Soilless agriculture; Thermal energy storage (TES)

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL HEATING; CAPSICUM ANNUM; CONTROL PLANTS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; PASSIVE HEATING; ROOT ZONE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

AGRICULTURE; CONTAINERS; GREENHOUSES; HEAT STORAGE; MIXTURES; OLEIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL ENERGY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84881088860     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.06.047     Document Type: Article

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