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Traditionally, humidification within mushroom houses has been performed using steam as most farms already have steam piped to individual growing rooms for cookout purposes.
However, the downside to steam usage becomes evident when ambient temperatures are high and steam is injected into rooms to raise the rH level. In turn the room temperature rises further causing additional problems and cooling units have to be switch on to reduce the temperature situation. Not only has the high cost of producing steam been applied, but further energy costs are incurred to reduce temperatures accordingly.
The use of sonicom™ nozzles within spawn runners, growing rooms and even refrigeration stores delivers significant advantages to the grower by both improving the growing conditions and saving up to 90% on steam energy. Connection into existing computer control systems is simple as only a single on/off signal is required.
To illustrate the effectiveness of the sonicom nozzle system, a 500 watt flood light placed at the end of a typical growing room eventually vanished from sight during an exhibition at a UK farm. We recommend the nozzle is mounted in the polythene duct as the ultra-fine droplets will float along the length of the duct gradually expelling out into the room.
We suggest one nozzle per 500m² of growing surface as a general guide. However this can vary depending on location and climate conditions. Additional nozzles can be added at any time by simply teeing into the existing pipe work.
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