Articles
DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS OF GREENHOUSE WINDOWS WITH INSECT-PROOF SCREENS
Article number
443_8
Pages
71 – 78
Language
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to quantify the reduction of ventilation rate caused by three kinds of screen of different thickness: anti-trip (0.18×0.18 mm), anti-aphid (0.4×0.4 mm) and shading net of 60% light transmission.
Discharge coefficients of rectangular openings located in the central span and the side span of a multitunnel (3-bay) greenhouse were measured using the procedure outlined by Bot (1983) and de Jong (1990). Measurements were taken in a 1:3 scale model built inside a larger greenhouse to avoid disturbance caused by open-air wind action.
Discharge coefficients of rectangular openings located in the central span and the side span of a multitunnel (3-bay) greenhouse were measured using the procedure outlined by Bot (1983) and de Jong (1990). Measurements were taken in a 1:3 scale model built inside a larger greenhouse to avoid disturbance caused by open-air wind action.
For each type of window (central and lateral span) and for each type of screen material, a discharge coefficient expression was derived as a function of the aspect ratio (length/height). Results showed higher efficiency for a window situated in the lateral span than for one in the central span.
Windows equipped with anti-trip screens had a discharge coefficient approximately half that of the same window without any screen.
Authors
J.I. Montero, P. Muñoz, A. Antón
Keywords
Natural ventilation, ventilation rate, wind effects, decay rate method, models
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