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Investigation of Chinese-Style Greenhouse Usage Across Europe

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  • Serkan Erdem

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, Istanbul 34349, Turkey
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Cenk Onan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, Istanbul 34349, Turkey
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Chinese-style greenhouses (CSGs), characterized by a distinct geometric shape compared to traditional greenhouses, are extensively utilized in China. In this study, this type of greenhouse was modeled using TRNSYS software version 18 and experimentally validated. The model can transiently determine the indoor conditions of the greenhouse and the requirement for additional heating. It calculates the heat loss due to plant evapotranspiration as well as all the heat gains and losses from the surfaces. The application of this greenhouse has been investigated from the southernmost to the northernmost regions of Europe. For this purpose, cities located at different latitudes (between 32.63° N and 69.65° N) were entered into the model, and the results were obtained and compared. The analysis conducted over the entire year demonstrated that the CSG indoor temperature is more dependent on solar energy during the day and on outdoor temperature at night. The two southernmost cities in our survey, Funchal, Portugal (32.63° N) and Luqa, Malta (35.83° N), had no winter heating requirement. The thermal covering was sufficient to minimize night heat loss and maintain a suitable indoor temperature. In northern cities, the heating requirement was relatively high due to the lower outdoor temperature and solar radiation. Consequently, the duration of the heating season increases towards the north. In the northernmost city, Tromso, Norway (69.65° N), the heating season was determined to last 12 months. In the absence of solar energy, the transparent surface of the greenhouse is covered with thermal insulation to prevent heat loss. It has been shown that with the appropriate selection of this thermal covering, which is controlled based on the presence of instantaneous solar energy, up to 80% savings can be achieved from additional heating in southern cities. In the north, this rate can be increased up to a maximum of 70% by increasing the thermal covering thickness.

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  • Serkan Erdem & Cenk Onan, 2024. "Investigation of Chinese-Style Greenhouse Usage Across Europe," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-15, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:21:p:5435-:d:1510832
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