Air exchange and ventilation efficiencies of a monospan greenhouse with one inflow and one outflow through longitudinal side openings

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-107

  Teitel, Meir ^a   Wenger, Erez ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 84894426590     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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