Already a fix in Polish greenhouses are champion - shape heating pipework , an innovation from Polish Lycopersicon esculentum and strawberry raiser and artificer Andrzej Walczak . These pipes allow the grower to importantly save on energy cost , creating opportunities for program abroad , begin with the Netherlands , Belgium , and Germany . Why would n’t these pipes , which also offer other proficient advantages , tally well in greenhouses here too ? That ’s the enquiry posed by Dominik Swaczuk , who join forces with the inventor . Andrzej Walczak with his invention
heat a glasshouse involve pump water through tube . Walczak constructs them with a diameter of 50 millimeters using tobacco pipe that in the beginning appraise 63 mm . After shaping them into a star , the diameter at the widest full point of the star remains 50 millimeter . " But then only half as much water supply is needed in spite of appearance . Consequently , less water needs to be hot up , ensue in savings on energy costs , " Dominik explains . " An extra advantage is that the system fills with water more quickly and cools down and warms up more rapidly several times a 24-hour interval . "
Two variants of the patented whizz piping have been educate : one can handle water temperature up to 80 degrees , and the other can handle temperatures up to 60 degrees . This ply growers with options depending on their specific cultivation requirements .
Another advantage of the pipe , which has also been try out in Poland at the Agricultural University in Krakow , is its stiffness . It pass that of the current pipes used , intend they flex less , especially equate to plastic pipes . This stiffness is also advantageous for wield progressively advanced , and consequently heavier , pipe rail tramcar , as well as for late advancement in robotics .
Dominik , empower with pipes craft through amicable joining , is keen to wage with prospective stakeholders . " While we currently meet demand adequately in Poland , we shoot for to extend our ambit to other markets too . "
Star - shape hosesIn increase to pipes , he also supplies virtuoso - shaped heat hoses in two kind . The first is craft from polypropylene , render the hose resistant to high temperature , make it ideal as a growth tube between plants .
The second variation is a hosepipe made of polythene , specifically plan for ground heat exchangers with glycol . Both hosepipe have a star - shaped crossbreed - section and have a diameter of 40 mm . They brag well-situated induction and necessitate no welding or picture .
Dehumidification and energy recovery systemThe ground oestrus exchanger present Walczak ’s latest innovation , recently patent , for a dehumidification and energy recovery system . lead - shaped polythene pipes , bluster a diam of 250 mm , are employed for this purpose . " This system relish not bad popularity in Poland , peculiarly in residential construction . " The interior of the pipes is surface with a bed resistant to mold and antibacterial belongings .
" The core principle of the system , " Dominik explains , " is to dehumidify the air . A horizontal tobacco pipe , swash high thermal conduction , is buried in the glasshouse ground , reaching depths ranging between 40 and 200 centimeters . On one ending , it move up into a upright channel above the ground surface , give notice with an atmosphere inlet , and below it , a rooter is set . On the opposite oddment , it transitions into a vertical distribution channel above the ground , finally moderate into a horizontal piping connected to a film sleeve equip with air wall plug opening . "
The system achieves temperature stabilization and cut air humidity , as tell by tests take at the agricultural university in Krakow . " During those tests , it demonstrated favorable works growth and issue . " The metier ’s temperature is set at the dew point temperature level for the pipe surface , utilizing information compile from ground temperature sensors , indoor air temperature sensors , and glasshouse humidness sensors .
Dominik also envisions opportunity for the technology employing pipes with a diam of 250 millimeters in crop grown without heating . " The system can assist in mitigating light frost . "
For more information : Dominik Swaczuk+31 650 579 183[email protected ]
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