Thermal modeling aspects of solar greenhouse microclimate control: A review on heating technologies

Solar Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-82

  Sethi, V P ^a   Sumathy, K ^a   Lee, Chiwon ^b   Pal, D S ^c  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Energy and mass balance; Heating systems; Mathematical model; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE; GROUND AIR COLLECTOR; HEATING SYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; SHALLOW SOLAR PONDS; THERMAL MODEL; WATER HEATING SYSTEMS;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; DYNAMIC MODELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

GREENHOUSES;

GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MASS BALANCE; MICROCLIMATE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84881108283     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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