Climate Under Cover

Author:   Tadashi Takakura ,  Wei Fang
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2002
ISBN:  

9781402008450


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   31 October 2002
Format:   Hardback
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Giving a full description of the simulation techniques used in the greenhouse industry, this text includes information on different environments from mulching to greenhouses. Another important topic discussed at length is the relationship between plants and the environment. An emphasis is put on the relationship between quantitative phenomena and qualitative analyses. Most of the phenomena involved are non-linear and non-steady-state. In this second edition we describe these phenomena with an approach called System Dynamics and mathematical models developed in the simulation languages MATLAB and SIMULINK. These models can be easily adapted to the specific requirements of the readers, and the environments in which they work. In general, the subjects covered in this book should be relevant to graduate students, scientists and researchers in the agricultural and biological sciences.

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Author:   Tadashi Takakura ,  Wei Fang
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9781402008450


ISBN 10:   1402008457
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   31 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Europe and America.- 1.3. Asia.- 1.4. Africa and Middle Easy.- 1.5. Japan.- Problems.- 2. Definition of Covering and Properties of Covering Materials.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Mulching.- 2.3 Roe covers (Tunnels).- 2.4 Floating mulches (Floating row cover).- 2.5 Rain shelters.- 2.6 Unheated greenhouses.- 2.7 Covering materials.- Problems.- 3. Digital Simulation.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. System dynamics.- 3.3. Simulation languages.- 3.4. Digital simulation by CSMP and MATLAB.- 3.5. Model structure and representation.- 3.6. A Model for temperature regimes in the soil (CUC01).- 3.7. Application to steady state models.- 3.8. More on MATLAB.- 3.9. SIMULINK.- Problems.- 4. Heat Balance of Bare Ground.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Convective heat transfer.- 4.3. A model with solar radiation and air temp. boundary condition (CUC02).- 4.4. Mass transfer.- 4.5. A model with latent heat transfer (CUC03).- 4.6. Radiation balance.- 4.7. Long wave radiation.- Problems.- 5. Solar Radiation Environment.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Units of radiation and light.- 5.3. Solar radiation properties of covering materials.- 5.4. Calcualtion of transmissivity (CUC04).- 5.5. Solar radiation.- 5.6. The sun’s altitude and azimuth.- Problems.- 6. Temperature Environment Under Cover.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Effect of mulching.- 6.3. Temperature environment under row covers (CUC30).- 6.4. Double layer greenhouse model (CUC50).- 6.5. A pad and fan greenhouse model (CUC35).- Problems.- 7. CO2 Environment.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. CO2 concentration in soil layer (CUC70).- 7.3. Program execution and output.- 7.4. CO2 concentration in a plastic house and ventilation.- 7.5. One dimensional interpolation.- Problems.- 8. Water and Water Vapor Environment.- 8.1.Introduction.- 8.2. Water and water vapor movement in soil.- 8.3. Water and heat balance in soil layer (CUC90).- 8.4. Interaction between water movement and heat flow.- Problems.- 9. Control Function.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. System response.- 9.3. PID control.- 9.4. Temperature control logic (CUC120).- 9.5. Feedback vs. feedforward control.- Problems.- 10. Plant Response to the Environment.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2. Plant photosynthesis and respiration.- 10.3. Energy balance of a plant leaf.- 10.4. Stomata resistance of plant (CUC151).- 10.5. Plant growth model.- Problems.- References.

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