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 ...

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 ...

The influence of greenhouse! humidity control on greenhouse microclimate, crop transpiration rate, and yield and. fruit quality of a soilless grown pepper crop was studied in a greenhouse located at the coastal area of ...

Improving the design, control and management of greenhouse ventilation systems requires a better insight into the coupling and feedback mechanisms between the crop, the internal atmosphere and the outside atmosphere. The ...

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 effects of greenhouse cooling using a high-pressure fog system on greenhouse microclimate and on eggplant (Solanum melongena) crop response were studied at the coastal area of western Greece. Measurements were carried ...

Canopy transpiration, which represents the major cooling process in greenhouses, depends strongly on the crop leaf area index I-LA. In this paper, the influence Of I-LA on canopy and greenhouse energy balance of a soilless ...

The main drawback of greenhouse evaporative cooling systems based on cooling pads and extracting fans is the thermal gradient developed along the direction of the airflow. High-temperature gradients of this type can markedly ...

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 ...