Natural ventilation of multi-span tunnel greenhouses with and without insect-proof screens

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 559, Issue , 2001, Pages 263-269

  Munoz P ^a   Montero, J I ^a   Anton A ^a  

^a Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discharge coefficient; Greenhouse; Leeward; Screens; Ventilation; Windward

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 8844268871     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.559.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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