Engineering Analysis of Water-Cooled HID
Lamp
Dr. Gene Giacomelli, Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering
The research objectives are
to (1) produce a lighting system with the highest PPF at the optimal PAR
wavelengths, (2) eliminate as much non-PAR radiation as possible, (3)
maintain the highest electrical to irradiance conversion possible, (4)
enable the end user to extract as much waste heat as possible from the
lighting system and (5) package the system in the most compact and space
efficient format. This effort is focused on investigating a
water-jacketed lighting system, utilizing commercially available HPS and
MH double-ended lamps, to provide PAR and remove the majority of the
non-PAR and waste heat.
Cooperators: Dr. Dan Barta, NASA-JSC,
Mr. Phil Sadler, Sadler Machine Co., Mr. Lane Patterson, ABE graduate, and
Technical support: Mr. Stephen Kania, ABE
Completed
2004 |
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