A simple model for ventilation rate determination in screenhouses

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 293-301

  Rigakis, N ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a,b   Teitel, M ^c   Bartzanas, T ^b   Kittas, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Discharge coefficient; Insect proof; Porosity; Screen; Shading; Wind effect coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919881659     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.057     Document Type: Article

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