Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT

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1 Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT GREENHOUSE ENGINEERING Qualification: Degree in Agr-food Engineering and Biological Systems Course 2015/2016

2 1. Subject information Name Greenhouse Engineering Matter* Greenhouse Engineering Module* Electives Code Degree Degree in Agr-food Engineering and Biological Systems Study plan 2014 Plan (GIASB) Centre Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering Type Optional Teaching period Four-month period Four-month period 2nd Course 2nd Language Spanish ECTS 4,5 Hours / ECTS 30 Total workload (hours) 135 * All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and Glossary of terms: / bitstream / 10317/3330/1 / isbn pdf

3 2. Teacher information Lecturer in charge Maria Milagros González Real Department Food Engineering and Agricultural Equipment Knowledge area Agroforestry Engineering Location of the office Office 2.3. Second floor of ETSIA building Phone Fax URL / WEB Timetable available / Tutorials agricola.php Monday: 11h-13h; Tuesday: ; Friday: 11-13h Location during the tutorials Office 2.3. Second floor of ETSIA building Teaching and research profile Environmental Physics; Greenhouse technology; Biophysical modelling. Teaching experience 3-year periods (last 01/01/ /12/2012). Lines of investigation Professional experience Models Evapotranspiration; Climate-plant interactions; Gas exchange models of soil and plants. CNIH research engineer stationed in the INRA in Avignon (France) for over 17 years. Four six-year periods (last 2012). Other topics of interest Crop response models. Heating of greenhouses.

4 3. Contents 3.1 Contents curriculum related to the subject Study of energy balance and mass of the greenhouse and its practical applications. Design of heating systems. Design of summer air conditioning. Design of carbon dioxide enrichment system. Management software simulation of the behavior of gases. Application for solving problems of engineering. 3.2 Internship Program (Name and description each practice) Thematic block I. The environmental parameters sensors and crop response. Practice 1. Management sensors to evaluate plant response to climate. Interpretation of sensors output variable. Thematic block II. Air conditioning systems Practice 2. Using a computer simulation program to simulate the climate. Practice 3. Management real climate control system in an experimental greenhouse in ESEA farm of ETSIA. Days for visits to the farm are generally Fridays. Thematic block III. HVAC system design for climate control Practice 4. Design of calefaction by air tubes. Practice 5. Design of fogging systems. Practice 6. Design of evaporative panels System. Practical 7. Balance of CO 2 greenhouse. Calculating the economic optimum injection of CO English program theory (Teaching units and topics) 1. Presentation of the course. Introduction to Greenhouse Engineering: historical evolution and present state-of-art in greenhouse technology. DU I. Sensors for monitoring environmental factors and plant status 2. Sensors for plant status monitoring 3. Sensors for environmental monitoring DU II. Systems for climate monitoring 4. Heating systems. Functional Characteristics. Design criteria 5. CO 2 enrichment. Functional Characteristics. Design criteria 6. Cooling systems. Functional Characteristics. Design criteria DU III. Design tools 7. Energy balance and mass balance Approaches 8. Energy balance models and practical applications 9. Mass balance models and practical applications DU IV. Greenhouse cover materials 10. Technological evolution of plastic materials in agriculture

5 11. Additives for Improving greenhouse cover materials 12. Photo-selective and light-diffusing materials 4. Bibliography y and resources 4.1 Basic bibliography* Álvarez J.R., Pérez Parra J., (Eds.), Tecnología de Invernaderos. I Curso Superior de Especialización. 1ª Ed. Fundación para la Investigación Agraria Provincia de Almería, 351 pp. Castilla N., Invernaderos de Plástico: tecnología y manejo. Mundi Prensa, (Ed.), 462 pp. Díaz T., Espí E., Fontecha A., Jiménez J.C., López J., Salmerón A., Los filmes plásticos en la producción agrícola. Mundi Prensa, (Ed.), 320 pp. González-Real M.M., Baille Alain., Tecnología de Invernaderos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica (Ed.), Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. 329 pp. ISBN González Real M.M., Baille Alain, Las variables del clima y su medida. Temas En: Física Ambiental de Invernaderos. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. ISBN: pp. 4.2 Complementary bbliography * Hanan J.J., Advanced Technology for protected Horticulture. Ed. CRC Press. 684 pp. Pérez Parra, J., Cuadrado Gómez, M.I., Tecnología de Invernaderos II. Curso superior de especialización. 2ª edición. Pérez Parra, Cuadrado Gómez (Eds.), Fundación para la Investigación Agraria en la Provincia de Almería. 512 pp. 4.3 Network resources and other resources - A copy of the subjects taught in class will be available in the Aul@Vrtual (Moodle platform), as well as other resources which will be recommended to students. - OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) of educational materials in open access. Portal OCW-UPCT ( With access to the Technology Greenhouse subject comprising: - Presentation of the subject. - Program. - Teaching material. - Exercises solved and exercises to solve.

6 - Practice. - Testing. - Other resources. - Bibliography. - Download the full course.