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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2013.22.1.007

Evaluation of Natural Ventilation Performance for Multi-span Plastic Greenhouses  

Nam, Sang-Woon (Department of Agricultural and Rural Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Young-Shik (Deptartment of Plant and Food Sciences, Sangmyung University)
Seo, Dong-Uk (Department of Agricultural and Rural Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.22, no.1, 2013 , pp. 7-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
Environmental measurements in the many different types of horticultural farms were carried out to evaluate the ventilation performance for multi-span plastic greenhouses according to the eaves height, the number of spans, the existence of side wall vents and the position of roof vents. Hydroponic tomatoes were being cultivated in all experimental greenhouses, and ventilation rates of the greenhouses were analyzed by the heat balance method. It showed that the ventilation rate in the greenhouse with 4 m eaves height increased about 22% compared to the greenhouse with 2 m eaves height. The ventilation rate in the greenhouse with 9 spans decreased about 17% compared to the greenhouse with 5 spans. In the greenhouse with 9 spans, if there were no side wall vents, the ventilation rate showed about a third of the case that side wall vents were open. Overall, as the eaves height was higher and the number of spans was smaller in multi-span greenhouses, the natural ventilation performance was better. And the ventilation performance was best in the greenhouse which the eaves height was high and the position of roof vents was ridge, not gutter. Therefore, in order to maximize the natural ventilation performance, multi-span plastic greenhouses need to improve their structures such as that make the eaves height higher, place the roof vents on the ridge, install the side wall vents as much as possible, and the number of spans is limited to about 10 spans.
Keywords
eaves height; multi-span greenhouse; natural ventilation; number of spans; side wall vent;
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