The objective of this work was to experimentally investigate the influence of vent type (side, roof, or both) and of anti-aphid insect screens on airflow, air temperature, and air vapor pressure deficit distribution in a ...

In this paper, the characterization and modelling of the most relevant convective transfers contributing to the elaboration of the greenhouse climate are reviewed. Convective transfers include heat and mass transfers between ...

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), numerical analysis and simulation tools of fluid flow processes have emerged from the development stage and become nowadays a robust design tool. It is widely used to study various ...

The effect of ventilation configuration of a tunnel greenhouse with crop on airflow and temperature patterns was numerically investigated using a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The numerical model was ...

The influence of whitening a greenhouse roof on microclimate and canopy behaviour was studied during summer in a greenhouse located in the coastal area of eastern Greece. Measurements of microclimate variables, intercepted ...

In this paper, the characterisation and modelling of the most relevant convective transfers contributing to the description of the distributed greenhouse climate are studied in detail. After a brief review of the equations ...

Convective and radiative heat transfer from heating systems significantly determines greenhouse microclimate during the cold period of the year. These mechanisms are complicated because they combine free and forced convection ...

The use of forced ventilation for greenhouse cooling and air humidity regulation purposes has been expanded around Mediterranean area. The aim of the present study was the experimental investigation of the variables, as ...

The influence of the greenhouse ventilation regime (natural or forced ventilation) on the energy partitioning of a well-watered rose canopy (Rosa hybrida, cv. First Red) was investigated during several summer days in warm ...

The objective of this work was to study and model the ventilation rate in screenhouses. Thus, microclimate variables and crop transpiration as well as the air velocity were measured in three screenhouses covered by different ...