The Determination of Heat Energy Requirement for Greenhouses with Different Hardware under Climate Conditions Antalya

Authors

  • Abdullah Nafi Baytorun University of Cukurova Faculty of Agricultural Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation
  • Sait Üstün Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, 46040 Kahramanmaraş
  • Adil Akyüz Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, 46040 Kahramanmaraş
  • Ali Çaylı Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Türkoğlu Meslek Yüksekokulu, 46880 Kahramanmaraş

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i2.144-152.960

Keywords:

Greenhouse, Greenhouse heating, Heat energy requirement, Energy screen

Abstract

In Mediterranean climate region, during certain times of the year the daily average temperature decreases under 12°C. In such conditions, greenhouse heating is essential to be able to get the high quality yield that is expected from greenhouses. The cost of heating varies from 20% to 60% of the total costs depending on the climate of the region, size, type and hardware of the greenhouse and type of plant grown in the greenhouse. The heat requirement in greenhouses is calculated based on the rudiments defined by DIN 4701 standards. However, the real temperature in greenhouses is higher than the outside temperatures used in calculations. For this reason, the heat requirement in greenhouses should be calculated by taking temperature increases that are caused by ventilation temperature and heat storage capability into consideration. In this study, the heat energy need of Antalya which is located in Mediterranean region is assessed according to its climate conditions. In the calculations, the different hardware structures are considered and the level of energy that can be saved is calculated. As a result of the calculations, depending on the month of the year, 12% to 29% difference is observed between energy requirement calculations based on the indoor temperature increases and energy requirement calculations based on outside temperature values.

Author Biography

Abdullah Nafi Baytorun, University of Cukurova Faculty of Agricultural Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation

Faculty of Agricultural Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation

Published

28.02.2017

How to Cite

Baytorun, A. N., Üstün, S., Akyüz, A., & Çaylı, A. (2017). The Determination of Heat Energy Requirement for Greenhouses with Different Hardware under Climate Conditions Antalya. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(2), 144–152. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i2.144-152.960

Issue

Section

Agricultural Technologies

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