Analysis of microclimate characteristics in solar greenhouses under natural ventilation

The solar greenhouse is a typical greenhouse type in northern China. It provides a favorable environment for the growth of various plants and extends cultivation periods for almost a whole year to achieve a high yield. However, indoor environmental control is primarily based on growers’ experience,...

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Published in:Building simulation 2021, Vol.14 (6), p.1811-1821
Main Authors: Hou, Yicun, Li, Angui, Li, Yue, Jin, Dacheng, Tian, Yu, Zhang, Da, Wu, Dingmeng, Zhang, Linhua, Lei, Wenjun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Building Construction and Design
Engineering
Engineering Thermodynamics
Environmental control
Field tests
Greenhouses
Heat and Mass Transfer
Humidity
Indoor environments
Microclimate
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Radiation
Relative humidity
Research Article
Semiempirical equations
Soil temperature
Solar radiation
Temperature distribution
Temperature gradients
Ventilation
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Summary:The solar greenhouse is a typical greenhouse type in northern China. It provides a favorable environment for the growth of various plants and extends cultivation periods for almost a whole year to achieve a high yield. However, indoor environmental control is primarily based on growers’ experience, and the objective test data required for the complex climate control and management of greenhouses are lacking. The present study used three greenhouses in northwest China as research objects: one greenhouse with mature plants (GH-M), one greenhouse with young plants (GH-Y) and one greenhouse without plants (GH-E). Field tests were performed to investigate microclimate characteristics, such as indoor air temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation under natural ventilation. The results showed that the maximum temperature difference reached approximately 8.2 °C in the vertical direction, and semiempirical equations for the normalized temperature distribution were obtained. The soil temperature remained constant at a certain depth (0.4 m). The distribution of the relative humidity and solar radiation was analyzed. The current study is helpful for growers to develop better greenhouse climate control strategies for management practices.
ISSN:1996-3599
1996-8744
DOI:10.1007/s12273-021-0771-1