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    Fog harvesting meshes physical, economic and environmental characterization

    TitleFog harvesting meshes physical, economic and environmental characterization
    Publication TypeCommunications in International Conferences
    Year of Publication2019
    AuthorsHadba L., Mendonça P., Silva L. T., and Carvalho M.
    Abstract

    As fresh water becomes scarce nowadays, fog harvesting appeared as a new opportunity to be considered as an economical and a reliable fresh water source. Thus Fog collectors represent a functional solution to provide fresh water to be used in agriculture and in some cases, also as drinking water. Fog harvesting techniques had been used first by farmers as some types of adjoining cavities and containers were added around plants to take advantage of the humid weather, after that, these techniques were turned into structures. With fog harvesting techniques emerging, new materials and new structures
    are being developed, providing a range of options in regards to the meshes and to the harvesting methods. In this paper, Fog harvesting meshes are reviewed and analysed to process its ability on providing environmental conditioning of exterior spaces. The purpose of such tests is to acquire a new understanding and provide other options for fog harvesting materials while taking into consideration the economic and environmental aspects of each material used.

    Conference Name4th International Conference on Energy & Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics
    JournalProceedings of the 4th International Conference on Energy & Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics
    Pagination263-368
    Date Published2019-05-28
    PublisherUniversidade do Minho
    Conference LocationGuimarães
    ISSN2183-3982
    ISBN978-989-97050-9-8
    URLhttps://coutin68.wixsite.com/icee2019
    KeywordsEnergy, Environmental Impact, Fog harvesting
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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