Analysis of Heat and Mass Distribution in a Single- and Multi-Span Greenhouse Microclimate

Qazeem Opeyemi Ogunlowo, Timothy Denen Akpenpuun, Wook-Ho Na, Anis Rabiu, Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya, Kwame Sasu Addae, Hyeon-Tae Kim and Hyun-Woo Lee
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Qazeem Opeyemi Ogunlowo: Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Timothy Denen Akpenpuun: Smart Agriculture Innovation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
Wook-Ho Na: Smart Agriculture Innovation Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
Anis Rabiu: Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya: Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Kwame Sasu Addae: Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Hyeon-Tae Kim: Department of Bio-Industrial Machinery Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
Hyun-Woo Lee: Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-24

Abstract: Recently, heat and mass distributions within a greenhouse were assumed to be homogeneous. Heat is gained or lost in absolute terms, and crop contribution in a greenhouse or its effect is not considered. In this study, statistical analyses were conducted to establish the significance of heat and mass variation at sensor nodes in two single-span and multi-span greenhouses. Three greenhouses were used in this study, 168 m 2 floor area a single-layered (SLG), double-layered (DLG) single-span gothic roof type greenhouses, and 7572.6 m 2 floor area multi-span greenhouse (MSG). The microclimatic parameters investigated were temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), solar radiation (SR), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and vapor pressure deficit (VPD). To check their horizontal distribution, all microclimate data collected from each sensor node in each greenhouse were subjected to descriptive statistics and Tukey honestly significant difference (HSD) test. The lowest minimum temperatures of 2.93 °C, 3.33 °C and 10.50 °C were recorded at sensor points in SLG, DLG, and MSG, respectively, whereas the highest maximum temperatures of 29.17 °C, 29.07 °C and 27.20 °C were recorded at sensor point, in SLG, DLG, and MSG, respectively. The difference between the center and the side into the single-span was approximately 0.88–1.0 °C and in the MSG was approximately 1.03 °C. Significant variation was observed in the horizontal distribution of T, RH, SR, and VPD within SLG, DLG, and MSG. Also significant was CO 2 in the MSG. Estimating the energy demand of greenhouses should be done based on the distribution rather than assuming microclimatic parameters homogeneity, especially for T, with VPD as a control parameter. Such estimation should also be done using a crop model that considers instant changes in air and crop temperature.

Keywords: energy estimation; heat; mass; distribution; greenhouse; microclimate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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