Thermal modeling of a greenhouse with an integrated earth to air heat exchanger: an experimental validation

A simplified analytical model is developed to study the year round effectiveness of a recirculation type earth air heat exchanger coupled with a greenhouse located in IIT Delhi, India. The performance of the system was evaluated in terms of thermal load leveling and coefficient of performance. Calcu...

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Published in:Energy and buildings 2004-03, Vol.36 (3), p.219-227
Main Authors: Ghosal, M.K., Tiwari, G.N., Srivastava, N.S.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Building technical equipments
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Coefficient of performance
Computation methods. Tables. Charts
Earth air heat exchanger
Energy management and energy conservation in building
Environmental engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Greenhouse
Modeling
Solar energy
Structural analysis. Stresses
Thermal load leveling
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Summary:A simplified analytical model is developed to study the year round effectiveness of a recirculation type earth air heat exchanger coupled with a greenhouse located in IIT Delhi, India. The performance of the system was evaluated in terms of thermal load leveling and coefficient of performance. Calculations were done for typical winter and summer day in year 2002. Temperatures of greenhouse air were found to be on an average 6–7 °C more in winter and 3–4 °C less in summer than the same greenhouse when operating without earth air heat exchanger. Predicted and measured values of greenhouse air temperatures exhibited fair agreement.
ISSN:0378-7788
DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.10.006