Numerical estimation of wind loads on a greenhouse protected by a net-covered windbreak analysed as an integrated system

dc.contributor.author	Mistriotis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Giannoulis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Briassoulis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:57Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	05677572	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5781
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dc.subject	Agricultural nets	en
dc.subject	CFD analysis	en
dc.subject	Greenhouses	en
dc.subject	Porosity	en
dc.subject	Windbreaks	en
dc.title	Numerical estimation of wind loads on a greenhouse protected by a net-covered windbreak analysed as an integrated system	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	Windbreaks may be designed to offer additional protection to greenhouses along their side walls against excessive wind loads, while reducing heat losses. Recently, windbreaks made of agricultural plastic nets are replacing the traditional ones consisted of trees. The present work aims at optimising the design and use of net-covered windbreaks for the protection of greenhouses by analysing the airflow around a combined system of a net-covered windbreak and an arch-roof plastic greenhouse of typical geometric characteristics. The effect of the height of the windbreak and its distance from the sidewall of the greenhouse on the wind pressure coefficient was investigated for three different net types by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. An optimal design for a protecting windbreak was proposed for the studied greenhouse as an example of the proposed design methodology.	en
heal.journalName	Acta Horticulturae	en
dc.identifier.volume	952	en
dc.identifier.spage	169	en
dc.identifier.epage	176	en