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Analysis of Heating Effect of an Infrared Heating System in a Small Venlo-type Glasshouse  

Lim, Mi Young (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Ko, Chung Ho (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Lee, Sang Bok (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Kim, Hyo Kyeong (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Bae, Yong Han (Department of Bio-Industrial Machinery Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Kim, Young Bok (Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Yoon, Yong Cheol (Department of Bio-Industrial Machinery Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Jeong, Byoung Ryong (Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
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FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL / v.18, no.3, 2010 , pp. 186-192 More about this Journal
Abstract
An infrared heating system, installed in a small venlo-type glasshouse ($280m^2$) in Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea, was used to investigate its heating effect with potted Phalaenopsis, Schefflera arboricola 'Hongkong', Ficus elastica 'Variegata', and Rosa hybrida 'Yellow King' as the test plants. Temperature changes in test plants with the system turned 'On' and 'Off' were measured by using an infrared camera and the consumption of electricity by this infrared heating system was measured and analyzed. In potted Phalaenopsis, when the set air temperature of the greenhouse was $18^{\circ}C$, temperature of leaves and the growing medium were $22.8{\sim}27^{\circ}C$ and $21.3{\sim}24.3^{\circ}C$, respectively. In such tall plants as Schefflera arboricola 'Hongkong' and Ficus elastica 'Variegata', the upper part showed the highest temperature of 24.0 and $26.9^{\circ}C$, respectively. From the results of temperature change measurements, the plant temperatures were near or above the set point temperatures with some fluctuations depending on the position or distance from the infrared heating system. When air temperature between night and dawn dropped sharply, plant temperatures were maintained close to the set temperature ($18^{\circ}C$). There was a significant difference between 'On' and 'Off' states of the infrared heating system in average temperatures of root zone and leaf: 21.8 and $17.8^{\circ}C$ with the system 'On' and 20.4 and $15.5^{\circ}C$ with the system 'Off', respectively, in a cut rose Rosa hybrida 'Yellow King'. The heating load was about $24,850{\sim}35,830kcal{\cdot}h^{-1}$, which comes to about 27,000~40,000 won in Korean currency when calculated in terms of the cost of heating by a hot water heating system heated by petroleum. The cost for heating by the infrared heating system was about 35% of that of a hot water heating system. With the infrared heating system, the air temperature during the night was maintained slightly lower than the set point air temperature, probably due to the lack of air tightness of the glasshouse. Therefore, glasshouses with an infrared heating system requires further investigation including the installation space of the heat-emitting units, temperature sensor positions, and convection.
Keywords
air temperature; plant temperature; heating cost; heating efficiency;
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