Modeling of soil temperature and moisture with and without rice husks in an agriculture greenhouse

Usavadee Tuntiwaranuruk, Sirichai Thepa, Suvit Tia and Sakarin Bhumiratana

Renewable Energy, 2006, vol. 31, issue 12, 1934-1949

Abstract: An agricultural greenhouse with natural ventilation in Thailand has to deal with high temperature. This problem shows the necessity of having a tool capable of predicting soil temperature and moisture in the greenhouse using the statistical data from the meteorological station. Rice husks were used to cover soil in the greenhouse to reduce soil temperature and maintain soil moisture. Soil temperature and moisture with and without rice husks were compared. The model that would justify and be capable of simulating the complexity of the temperature and moisture of a greenhouse was developed and validated again using experimental data.

Keywords: Soil temperature; Soil moisture; Rice husks; Agriculture greenhouse; Modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.017

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