Experimental Evaluation of the effect of Fan Pad Evaporative Cooling System parameters on Greenhouse Cooling


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Authors

  • Vinod Kumar Yadav Ex M. Sc student, Division of Agricultural Engineering, IARI, New Delhi
  • Amar Singh Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Engineering, IARI, New Delhi
  • P Chandra Principal Scientist and Head, National Phytotron Facilities, IARl, New Delhi

Abstract

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of fan-pad evaporative cooling system parameters on greenhouse cooling. The fan-pad cooling system parameters were thickness of the pad (50,75 and 100 mm), airflow rate (0.3, 0.45, 0.6 and 0.75 m/s) and water flow rate (5, 10 and 15 1/min). The dependent parameters were cooling efficiency, pressure drop and energy consumption. The results showed that if air and water flow rates were not limiting, pad-thickness did not have any effect on green house cooling. The pressure drop increased with increase in airflow rate and pad-thickness. The energy consumption did not vary significantly as a function of system parameter.

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Submitted

2012-01-10

Published

2002-09-05

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 3 (2002)

Section

Research Note

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How to Cite

Yadav, V. K., Singh, A., & Chandra, P. (2002). Experimental Evaluation of the effect of Fan Pad Evaporative Cooling System parameters on Greenhouse Cooling. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 39(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAE/article/view/14150