Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Techniques: Cooling Boxes versus Cellulose Pads

Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Techniques: Cooling Boxes versus Cellulose Pads

Evaporative cooling systems using a combination of evaporative pads and extractor fans require greenhouses to be hermetic. The greatest concentration of greenhouses in the world is located in southeast Spain, but these tend not to be hermetic structures and consequently can only rely on fogging syst...

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Main Authors: Antonio Franco, Diego L. Valera, Araceli Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
greenhouse
evaporative cooling
pressure drop
heat and mass transfer coefficients
specific water consumption
saturation efficiency
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/3/1427

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