Wind machines: 1953 report on frost protection tests in California citrus groves

Brooks, F; Rhoades, D; Leonard, A

Wind machines: 1953 report on frost protection tests in California citrus groves

Authors

F. A. Brooks
D. G. Rhoades
A. S. Leonard

Authors Affiliations

F. A. Brooks is Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station, University of California, Davis; D. G. Rhoades is Assistant Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis; A. S. Leonard is Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(8):6-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n08p6. August 1953.

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Abstract

Two or four large wind machines running together provided a greater temperature response per machine than one alone in citrus frost protection tests made in Riverside during the 1952-53 winter. The responses depended on the spacing of the machines.

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