Newest Computational Technology for Greenhouse Production Systems - Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) Numerical Techniques

  • Lee, In-Bok (Department of Land Improvement, National Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering) ;
  • Short, Ted H. (Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Cente) ;
  • Sase, Sadanori (Department of Land Improvement, National Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering)
  • Published : 1999.11.01

Abstract

Natural ventilation is achieved by air exchanges through multiple openings due to natural pressure variations inside and outside the greenhouse. Wind is the primary driving force making natural ventilation systems very difficult to design properly because of variations in wind velocity and direction. The optimization of these systems for acceptable climate control requires a thorough knowledge of the airflow rates and patterns as related to weather conditions and greenhouse structural details. (omitted)

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