Utility of a reflector for energy saving in plant tissue and algal culture laboratories

The present note suggests a power-saving method in plant tissue and algal culture laboratories. Silver-tinted polyester film fixed on all sides of culture racks serves as a reflector of light. The light intensity at the central point in the shelf of the rack lined with the reflector was 8040 lux com...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inCurrent science (Bangalore) Vol. 99; no. 5; pp. 569 - 570
Main Authors Sathi, Ravi Kanth Reddy, Koduru, Uma Devi, Pathan, Akbar Ali Khan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Current Science Association 10.09.2010
Subjects
Light requirement
Luminous intensity
Marine
Optical reflection
Plant tissues
Polyesters
Reflectors
TECHNICAL NOTE
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The present note suggests a power-saving method in plant tissue and algal culture laboratories. Silver-tinted polyester film fixed on all sides of culture racks serves as a reflector of light. The light intensity at the central point in the shelf of the rack lined with the reflector was 8040 lux compared to 3680 lux without a reflector. This improvement is simple, inexpensive and saves 50% electric energy by reducing the number of lights or thin wattage, thus contributing to energy conservation.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0011-3891