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The effect of greenhouse vegetation coverage and area on the performance of an earth-to-air heat exchanger for heating and cooling modes

Mohsen Mohammadi MogharrebDepartment of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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Mohammad Hossein Abbaspour-FardDepartment of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morteza GoldaniDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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Bagher EmadiDepartment of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
Pages 245-252 | Received 14 Feb 2013, Accepted 17 May 2013, Published online: 09 Aug 2013

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