The effect of internal obstructions in naturally ventilated greenhouse applications

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dc.contributor.author Kruger, S.
dc.contributor.author Pretorius, L.
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-05T09:59:02Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-05T09:59:02Z
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July, 2007. en_US
dc.description.abstract In this paper the effect of internal partitions on airflow and temperature patterns in a glass greenhouse is presented. The inner climate at plant level of the greenhouse is numerically analysed using computational fluid dynamics. Firstly, the results obtained for an open greenhouse were validated against results found in the literature. Next a full length partition was inserted in the middle of the two west-spans of the greenhouse. The second case investigated the influence of a partition half the height of the full partition. Results showed that the presence of a full partition has a significant influence on both velocity and temperature distribution at plant level. Reducing the height of the partition results in a less pronounced influence on the temperature and velocity distribution compared to the full partition. en_US
dc.description.librarian cs2014 en_US
dc.format.extent 6 pages en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kruger, S & Pretorius, L 2007, The effect of internal obstructions in naturally ventilated greenhouse applications, Paper presented to the 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 1-4 July 2007. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 9781868546435
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42821
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics en_US
dc.relation.ispartof HEFAT 2007
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights.uri University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Effect of internal partitions on airflow en_US
dc.subject Temperature in a glass greenhouse en_US
dc.subject Computational fluid dynamics en_US
dc.title The effect of internal obstructions in naturally ventilated greenhouse applications en_US
dc.type Presentation en_US


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