Performance analysis of the BNL FACE gas injection system

Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1992 · CRC Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/713608034· OSTI ID:54357

Lipfert, F W; Hendrey, G R; Lewin, K F; Nagy, J ^[1]; Alexander, Y ^[2]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
2. Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona (Israel)

As described elsewhere in this volume, the criteria for successful operation of a FACE-type crop fumigation system include the spatial uniformity of the gas injected over the crop growing area, the efficiency of gas usage, and the overall cost of the system. Efficiency of gas usage is important not only from a cost standpoint, but also to reduce the distances required to preclude interference between replicate FACE arrays or control plots. The details of the FACE design and analyses of the important fluid mechanical concepts are described below. A more detailed description of the hardware was given. Additional FACE performance and CO{sub 2} distribution data are given. 7 refs., 25 figs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 54357
• Journal Information: CRC Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2/3; Other Information: PBD: 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
GAS INJECTION
EFFICIENCY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CROPS
PLANT GROWTH