https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2018.797

Physical and gas permeation properties of five-layer polyethylene film used as greenhouse roof

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2018)
    Published:27 February 2018
    Greenhouse, five-layer film, sand wind, gas permeability, mechanical behaviour.
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    Abdelkader Dehbi
    Laboratoire de Génie Physique, Université d'Ibn Khaldoun, Tiaret, Algeria.
    Boulos Youssef
    Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, Univ Rouen, CNRS, PBS, Rouen, France.
    Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad
    Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE; On leave from Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al Mataria, Helwan University, Egypt.
    Corinne Chappey
    Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, Univ Rouen, CNRS, PBS, Rouen, France.
    Pietro Picuno
    SAFE School, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
    Dina Statuto
    dina.statuto@unibas.it
    SAFE School, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
    The effect of sand wind ageing simulation performed under different conditions for a five-layer film consisting of polyethylene, poly-vinyl-acetate and various additives has been investigated. The mechanical properties of the five-layer films after several treatments were evaluated, together with their surface morphology - analysed by using Fourier transform infrared and contact angle - and gas permeation properties. The experimental analysis indicated that these treatments had a significant influence on the surface of the film only. An attempt has been done to compare the properties of the five-layer films with the monolayer and tri-layer films with or without air bubble under similar conditions.

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    Dehbi, A. (2018) “Physical and gas permeation properties of five-layer polyethylene film used as greenhouse roof”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 49(2), pp. 124–129. doi: 10.4081/jae.2018.797.

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