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Predicting the Cooling Potential of Different Shading Methods for Greenhouses in Arid Regions

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  • Ahmed Abdel-Ghany

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Mech. Eng., Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt)

  • Ibrahim Al-Helal

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Fahad Alkoaik

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdullah Alsadon

    (Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P O Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohamed Shady

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    (Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P O Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Shading greenhouses in a hot and sunny climate is essential to reduce the inside greenhouse air temperature. However, the type and location of nets need to be addressed properly to determine the shading method that provides a better cooling effect on the greenhouse air. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of five different shading methods on greenhouse microclimates, and to investigate the cooling potential of each method. Four greenhouse models covered with 200-µm thick plastic film were used for the study: one was kept as control (C), one was whitened with slaked lime (L), and two were shaded with white and black nets (50% shading factor) deployed simultaneously at two locations, in contact (WC, BC) and at 20-cm distance from the cladding film (WD, BD). The microclimatic parameters were measured inside and outside the greenhouse models, and the cooling potential (CP) was predicted for each shading method. The results showed that the black net at 20-cm distance (BD) is desirable as it provides high CP with a reasonable solar radiation transmission. The maximum CP was estimated as 8.5 °C, 8 °C, 6 °C, 3.2 °C, and 2.1 °C for L, BD, BC, WD, and WC, respectively. Shading with white nets is not recommended because their cooling potential is very low. Based on these results, we developed correlations for predicting the CP for each shading method as a function of the transmitted solar radiation flux ( S i ). These correlations depend on S i . Accordingly, they can be used for small greenhouses, whitewashed with a slaked lime of any concentration, or shaded with a black net having any shading factor.

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  • Ahmed Abdel-Ghany & Ibrahim Al-Helal & Fahad Alkoaik & Abdullah Alsadon & Mohamed Shady & Abdullah Ibrahim, 2019. "Predicting the Cooling Potential of Different Shading Methods for Greenhouses in Arid Regions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-13, December.
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    1. Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghany & Pietro Picuno & Ibrahim Al-Helal & Abdullah Alsadon & Abdullah Ibrahim & Mohamed Shady, 2015. "Radiometric Characterization, Solar and Thermal Radiation in a Greenhouse as Affected by Shading Configuration in an Arid Climate," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(12), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Abdel-Ghany, A.M. & Al-Helal, I.M. & Picuno, P. & Shady, M.R., 2016. "Modified plastic net-houses as alternative agricultural structures for saving energy and water in hot and sunny regions," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 332-339.
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