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Journal Article

Author
Kowalczewski, J. J.
Title
Air conditioning of glasshouses in the C.S.I.R.O. Phytotron
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 34, no. 3, Mar 1962, pp. 71-79
Description

This paper, No.1624, originated in the Melbourne Division of The Institution was submitted by the author on 14th August, 1961.

CERES - Controlled Environment Research Laboratory - is the name of the Australian phytotron in Canberra. It provides large-scale facilities for plant research.

The author, J. J. Kowalczewski, AMIEAust, is a Principal Research Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Engineering Section, Highett, Victoria.

[This paper was awarded the Mechanical Engineering Prize 1962]

Abstract

The principles and engineering aspects of air conditioning of glasshouses in the CERES (Controlled Environment Research Laboratory) are described. Details are given of load estimates with particular reference to solar load. A simple method for estimating the maximum effect of solar radiation has been proposed and described.
It was necessary to provide cooling and heating effects partly concurrently and partly consecutively within a 24-hour cycle. Self-contained bench-type heat pump units were developed and used for this purpose, with water reticulated from a common heat sink-source reservoir.
The factory-produced and tested units employ expansion tubes as the means of refrigerant flow control and provide a high degree of reliability and flexibility. The possibility of their application to air conditioning of other glasshouses is briefly discussed.

See also

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  • 'Mechanical Engineering Prize - 1962 Award', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 35 (10-11) (1963), N77. Details

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