Year: 1989
Type: article
Abstract: The spatial variability of air current in two types of the phytotron glass room were examined. The hot wire anemometer was used for measurements and the finite element method was employed for the simulations. In one type (Phytotron I) both the air inlet and the air outlet locate in the same wall, and in the other type (Phytotron II) the air inlet coincides with all over the floor and the air outlet locates on the upper part of a wall. In the Phytotron I, the air velocity was relatively high and direction of air current varied in space. In the Phytotron II the air velocity was relatively low and the directions were homogeneous in the region lower than 2m high where plants are grown. From these results, it was found that the air movement in the Phytotron II is more suitable for plant research than that in the Phytotron I in respects of magnitude of air velocity, flow direction and their homogeneity.
Authors: Chikushi Jiro, Jiro Chikushi, Keiichiro Mori, Mori keiichiro, Hidetaka Eguchi, Hiromi Eguchi, 筑紫 二郎, 森 啓一郎, 江口 弘美, チクシ ジロウ, モリ ケイイチロウ, エグチ ヒロミ
Institutions: Kyushu University, Oita Junior College
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1499858040