Modelling an agriculture production greenhouse

Authors
Tavares, C Goncalves, A Castro, P Loureiro, D Joyce, A
Citation
C. Tavares et al., Modelling an agriculture production greenhouse, RENEW ENERG, 22(1-3), 2001, pp. 15-20
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
RENEWABLE ENERGY
ISSN journal
09601481 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
15 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1481(200101/03)22:1-3<15:MAAPG>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The utilisation of greenhouses in Portugal, have to deal with some specific climate problems like frost, during winter and overheating in summer days. These problems show the necessity of having a tool capable of predicting t he thermal behaviour of a greenhouse under specific exterior conditions. Th e present paper presents a simple mathematical model of the thermal behavio ur of an agriculture greenhouse. The model is based on the solution of the one-dimensional heat balance equations in the greenhouse, and the results o btained are compared with experimental values measured in the 150 m(2) plas tic covered greenhouse installed at the campus of INETI in Lisbon. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.