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COOLING GREENHOUSES BY USING SOLAR ENERGY

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Agricultural Constructions Engineering

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Two experimental greenhouses were used in this study, (G1) a greenhouse was ventilated naturally (as control) and (G2) another greenhouse was cooled by using solar energy, it contains: principally of the units: regeneration heat source (solar collector), the rotary wheel dehumidifier (The first part was the regeneration part that equals 50% of the total surface area).   Two pad materials were used as pads for cooling, the used materials were cellulose and palm fiber. Three different air velocities of 1,2and 3 m/s were used with each pad material. Three water flow rats of 10, 15 and 20 L/min were used on each pad. The experiments were carried out in the premises of an open roof (third floor) of a Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Al- Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt (Latitude angle of 30° 02' 30" N, Longitude angle of 31° 14' 07" E, and mean altitude above sea level of 18 m). The experiments were carried out on April to July2018. The obtained results indicated that the average temperature of 31.0 °C was outside the greenhouse through all the experiments while the average temperatures of 36.4, 24.5 °C were inside the greenhouses (G1), (G2), respectively. The average temperature reduction of 6.6 °C was outside and inside the cooling greenhouse by using solar energy, while the average temperature reduction of 11.9 °C was in the un cooled greenhouse. The highest cooling efficiency of 79.5% was recorded   when the outside temperature of 30.6 °C and relative humidity of 41.2%, the previous  highest cooling efficiency was when the cellulose pad material was used at water flow rate of 20L/min and wheal face air velocity of 2 m/s.

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10.21608/mjae.2020.94978

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I. S.

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El-Soaly

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Prof., Agric. Eng., Fac. of Agric. Eng., AL-Azhar Univ., Egypt.

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M. A.

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Shetawy

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Prof., Agric. Eng., Fac. of Agric. Eng., AL-Azhar Univ., Egypt.

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R. R.

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El-bessoumy

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Assoc. Prof., Agric. Eng., Fac. of Agric. Eng., AL-Azhar Univ., Egypt.

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G. G.

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Emam

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Assist. Lect. of Agric. Eng., Fac. of Agric. Eng., AL-Azhar Univ., Egypt.

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37

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14338

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2020-01-01

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2020-06-11

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2020-01-01

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149

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164

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1687-384X

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2636-3062

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Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering

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COOLING GREENHOUSES BY USING SOLAR ENERGY

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23 Jan 2023