Improving the Distribution of Temperature by a Double Air Duct in the Air-Heated Plastic Greenhouse

Air temperature variation along the length of the air duct in an air-heated plastic greenhouse was large, 13 ～ 15$^{\circ}C$ between the front and the rear side of a greenhouse. To reduce this temperature variation, a new PE-film air duct having a small duct inside a large duct (double duct) was developed. This double duct was consisted of an inner duct with air outlets at a 0.15 m interval and an outer duct with air outlets at a 2.5 m interval. Diameters of the air outlet holes were 7, 15, and 35 cm from the front to the end of the inner duct film, while identical 10 cm holes were used on the outer duct film. As a result, air temperature was $46^{\circ}C$ at the beginning side and $47^{\circ}C$ at the ending side, while the conventional single duct had $53^{\circ}C$ at the beginning point and $38^{\circ}C$ at the ending point with a variation of $15^{\circ}C$. Height of a cucumber crop grown in a greenhouse with the new double air duct system was 65.5 cm, 14% increase as compared to that in a greenhouse with a conventional air duct system. Total fruit yield per l0a greenhouse in a greenhouse with the new double air duct system was 4,616 kg, which was 17% greater than that in a greenhouse with a conventional air duct system. Amount of heating oil consumption during March 3 to April 24, 2002 was 3,233 L per l0a greenhouse with the new double air duct system, which was 13% less than that with a conventional air duct system.

시설내 온도분포 균일화를 위한 온풍난방기용 2중 덕트개발

동절기 시설내 온도분포를 균일하게 하기 위하여 온풍난방기용 이중덕트를 개발하고자 본 연구를 수행한 결과 관행 온풍덕트의 각 지점간 토출구 송풍온도 차이가 13 ～ $14^{\circ}C$인데 비하여 개선형 덕트인 이중덕트의 토출구 송풍온도 차이가 3 ～ $4^{\circ}C$로 나타나 각 지점간의 온도 불균형이 크게 개선되었으며 이중덕트의 각지점간의 생육정도도 관행덕트에 비해 크게 향상 된 것으로 나타났다. 수량에 있어서도 관행덕트를 사용한 재배시설에서 10a당 3,924kg에 비하여 이중덕트를 사용한 재배가 4,616kg으로 약 17%가 증수되었다. 그리고 반촉성 재배기간 동안 난방에 소요된 연료소모량은 관행덕트가 3,724ι/10a인데 비하여 이중덕트가 3,233ι 13%의 연료절감효과가 있다.