Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 1: Ammonia release modelling

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 232-245

  Bjerg, B ^a   Norton, T ^b   Banhazi, T ^c   Zhang, G ^d   Bartzanas, T ^e   Liberati, P ^f   Cascone, G ^g   Lee, I B ^h   Marucci, A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e Institute of Technology and Management of Agricultural Ecosystems   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^h Seoul National University   (South Korea)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFD (COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS); EMISSION MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; PROCESSING CAPACITIES;

AIR; AMMONIA; BODY FLUIDS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DAIRIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; FLOORS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAMMALS; SURFACES; VENTILATION;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84885024650     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.08.001     Document Type: Review

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