Analysis of the thermal performance of the novel assembled Chinese solar greenhouse with a modular soil wall in winter of Yinchuan, China
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Keywords: thermal performance, solar greenhouse, north wall, composite wall structure, soil block
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20221505.6759
Citation: Cao Y F, Xu H J, Shi M, Zhang X Y, Zhang Y H, Zou Z R. Analysis of the thermal performance of the novel assembled Chinese solar greenhouse with a modular soil wall in winter of Yinchuan, China. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2022; 15(5): 70–77.
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