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NEW COOL PLASTIC FILMS FOR GREENHOUSE COVERING IN TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AREAS

Article number

719_12

Pages

131 – 138

Language

English

Abstract

Techniques such as whitening and the use of covers that block part of the incoming radiation have been historically used in greenhouses located in areas with high solar radiation and excess temperatures.
However, these solutions have some disadvantages, such as important losses of photosynthetically active radiation, for non-selective covers, or high prices, for selective ones.
A new generation of cool plastic films (films that block a part of the near-infrared radiation) are being tested in Spain, Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic and may solve some of these problems by reducing maximum diurnal temperatures inside greenhouses at a relatively low cost.

Publication

International Symposium on Greenhouse Cooling

Authors

Y. Garcia-Alonso, E. Espi, A. Salmeron, A. Fontecha, A. Gonzalez, J. Lopez

Keywords

Plastic cover, cool film, NIR radiation, maximum diurnal temperature, pepper, Almuden, Almuden/Atlante

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.12

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2. VENTILATION OF A GREENHOUSE WITH CONTINUOUS ROOF AND SIDE VENTS

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3. EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF NATURAL VENTILATION PARAMETERS IN A GREENHOUSE WITH CONTINUOUS ROOF VENTS

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4. GREENHOUSE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH NATURAL VENTILATION BASED ON EMPIRICAL MODELS

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5. VENTILATION RATES FOR A NATURALLY-VENTILATED GREENHOUSE IN CENTRAL MEXICO

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6. THE COOLING PERFORMANCE OF NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.

D.H. Willits | S. Li | C.A. Yunker

7. FAN VENTILATED GREENHOUSE COOLING: SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR DESIGN

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8. GREENHOUSE COOLING BY NIR-REFLECTION

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9. THE USE OF FRESNEL LENSES TO REDUCE THE VENTILATION NEEDS OF GREENHOUSES

M. Souliotis | Y. Tripanagnostopoulos | A. Kavga

10. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT TO MANAGE INSIDE GREENHOUSE AIR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY

R. Tawegoum | P.E. Bournet | R. Riadi | G. Chassériaux | J. Arnould

11. GREENHOUSE WITH AN INTEGRATED NIR FILTER AND A SOLAR COOLING SYSTEM

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12. NEW COOL PLASTIC FILMS FOR GREENHOUSE COVERING IN TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AREAS

13. COOLING OF GREENHOUSES USING SEAWATER: A SOLAR DRIVEN LIQUID-DESICCANT CYCLE FOR GREENHOUSE COOLING IN HOT CLIMATES

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14. GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE AND ITS NATURAL VARIATION IN TWO SUBTYPES OF AN ALMERÍA GREENHOUSE

15. COMPARISON OF FOUR NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN A MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE

M. Coelho | F. Baptista | V. Fitas da Cruz | J.L. Garcia

16. OPTIMIZATION OF VENTILATION OPENING AREA OF A NATURALLY VENTILATED NET GREENHOUSE IN A HUMID TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

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17. ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF ROLLUP VENT ARRANGEMENT AND WIND SPEED ON ALMERÍA-TYPE GREENHOUSE VENTILATION PERFORMANCE USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

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18. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF ´FLAME SEEDLESS´ TABLE GRAPE TO THREE NATURAL VENTILATION LEVELS IN A PARRAL GREENHOUSE

19. AIR VELOCITIES IN A NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSE

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20. VENTILATION RATE MODELS OF MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSES FOR CONTROL PURPOSES

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21. EFFECT OF CROP ROW ORIENTATION ON THE PASSIVE VENTILATION OF A PLASTIC GREENHOUSE

22. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE COOLING SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN

23. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN TOMATO SCREENHOUSES IN TENERIFE (CANARY ISLANDS)

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24. NOVEL METHODS OF HEATING AND COOLING GREENHOUSES: A FEASIBILITY STUDY

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25. HEATING FLOOR AS A GREENHOUSE COOLING SYSTEM

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26. ASPECTS OF PV/T SOLAR SYSTEM APPLICATION FOR VENTILATION NEEDS IN GREENHOUSES

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27. COVERING MATERIALS TO IMPROVE GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE DURING SUMMER IN HOT CLIMATES

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28. HEAT PUMP COOLING AND GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATES IN OPEN AND CONFINED GREENHOUSE SYSTEMS

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29. GREENHOUSE COOLING AND HEAT RECOVERY USING FINE WIRE HEAT EXCHANGERS IN A CLOSED POT PLANT GREENHOUSE: DESIGN OF AN ENERGY PRODUCING GREENHOUSE

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30. ´INVERSIM´: A SIMULATION MODEL FOR A GREENHOUSE

31. CFD PREDICTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND DEPOSITION OF FUNGAL SPORES IN A GREENHOUSE

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32. COMPARISON OF THE ACCURACY OF DIFFERENT CFD TURBULENCE MODELS FOR THE PREDICTION OF THE CLIMATIC PARAMETERS IN A TUNNEL GREENHOUSE

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33. A DYNAMIC MODEL FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS IN THE GROUND OF A GREENHOUSE

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34. DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED MULTI-MEDIA RESOURCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MODELING AND GREENHOUSE EDUCATION

35. AIR MOVEMENT AND CLIMATE UNIFORMITY IN VENTILATED GREENHOUSES

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36. SIMULATIONS OF THE CLIMATE IN TWO DIFFERENT GREENHOUSES

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37. CFD STUDY OF THE NATURAL VENTILATION PERFORMANCE OF A PARRAL TYPE GREENHOUSE WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF SPANS AND ROOF VENT CONFIGURATIONS

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38. STUDY ON VENTILATION EFFICIENCIES OF NATURALLY VENTILATED MULTI-SPAN GREENHOUSES IN KOREA

L.B. Lee | S.W. Hong | H.S. Hwang | L.H. Seo

39. INFLUENCE OF VENT DESIGN ON GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE DURING DEHUMIDIFICATION WITH SIMULTANEOUS HEATING AND VENTILATION

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40. SIMULATION OF ENERGY TRANSFERS IN A PARTITIONED GLASSHOUSE DURING DAYTIME USING A BI-BAND RADIATION MODEL

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41. GREENHOUSE COOLING USING A RAINWATER BASIN UNDER THE GREENHOUSE

J.B. Campen

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43. EFFECT OF NATURAL VENTILATION RATE ON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WATER USE FOR FOG COOLING IN A SEMIARID GREENHOUSE

44. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A HIGH PRESSURE FOGGING SYSTEM IN NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSES

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45. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL IN THE WATERGY GREENHOUSE

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46. WATER USE FOR PAD AND FAN EVAPORATIVE COOLING OF A GREENHOUSE IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE

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47. SIMULATION MODEL FOR BUOYANCY-DRIVEN VENTILATION FOR A GREENHOUSE COOLED BY A FOGGING SYSTEM

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48. PLANT RESPONSE TO GREENHOUSE COOLING

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50. RESPONSE OF TOMATO PLANTS TO NATURAL VENTILATION AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING METHODS

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51. GREENHOUSE COOLING BY A FOG SYSTEM: EFFECTS ON MICROCLIMATE AND ON PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF A SOILLESS PEPPER CROP

52. EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT COOLING STRATEGIES ON THE TRANSPIRATION RATE AND CONDUCTANCE OF GREENHOUSE SWEET PEPPER CROPS

53. INFLUENCE OF MOBILE SHADING ON YIELD, CROP TRANSPIRATION AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY

54. SHADING NET APPLICATION IN PROTECTED VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN CHINA

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56. THE EFFECT OF EVAPORATIVE FOG COOLING IN A NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSE ON AIR AND LEAF TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WATER USE IN A SEMIARID CLIMATE

57. COOLING GREENHOUSES IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

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58. YIELD RESPONSE OF A SWEET PEPPER CROP TO DIFFERENT METHODS OF GREENHOUSE COOLING

59. EVALUATION OF TWO COOLING SYSTEMS IN PARRAL TYPE GREENHOUSES WITH PEPPER CROPS: LOW PRESSURE FOG SYSTEM VERSES WHITENING

60. AGRONOMIC RESPONSE OF SWEET PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) TO CO2 ENRICHMENT IN GREENHOUSES WITH STATIC VENTILATION

61. THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHERRY TOMATOES IN NET COVERED GREENHOUSES

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63. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL EVALUATION OF LOW TEMPERATURE TOMATO CROPPING IN THE TROPICS

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64. CROP COEFFICIENTS IN SIMPLIFIED HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS

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65. A METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTECTION SCREENS

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66. MEASUREMENTS AND MODELLING OF TRACER GAS DISTRIBUTION IN A NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSE FOR PESTICIDE DISPERSION DETERMINATION

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67. THE EFFECT OF SCREENS ON THE MICROCLIMATE OF GREENHOUSES AND SCREENHOUSES – A REVIEW

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68. BOTRYTIS SPORE BALANCE OF A GREENHOUSE ROSE CROP

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70. EFFICIENCY OF ANTI-INSECT SCREENS PLACED IN THE VENTS OF ALMERÍA GREENHOUSES

F.J. Cabrera | J.C. Lopez | E.J. Baeza | J.J. Pérez-Parra

71. EFFECT OF VENT OPENING AND INSECT SCREENS ON GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE DISTRIBUTION

C. Kittas | N. Katsoulas | T. Bartzanas | T. Boulard | M. Mermier

72. AIRFLOW AND TURBULENCE IN A BANANA SCREENHOUSE

J. Tanny | S. Cohen | A. Grava | L. Haijun

73. THE RADIATION SPECTRUM THROUGH ORNAMENTAL NET HOUSES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CLIMATE GENERATED