Comparison of Greenhouse Fuel Consumption Calculated Using Different Methods with Actual Fuel Consumption

Authors

  • Abdullah Nafi Baytorun Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01250 Adana
  • Zeynep Zaimoğlu Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cukurova University, 01250 Adana
  • Adil Akyüz KSÜ Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biosystem Engineering
  • Sait Üstün Department of Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46040 Kahramanmaras
  • Ali Çaylı Department of Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46040 Kahramanmaras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i7.850-857.1807

Keywords:

Greenhouse, Greenhouse heating, Heat requirement, ISIGER-SERA, Fuel consumption

Abstract

Heat requirements in greenhouses are calculated considering greenhouse type, the climate of the region and temperatures desirable for plant growth. Calculations made according to daily average temperature values lead to misleading results during periods when temperatures are high and under conditions when greenhouse temperature is kept low. For this reason, determining heat requirements according to hourly values provides more accurate results. Calculations of heat requirements in greenhouses are based on the difference between the desired temperature in the greenhouse and the outside temperature. However, in unheated greenhouses and those that are not ventilated until a specific temperature, actual temperature values are higher than outside temperatures. For this reason, heat requirement calculations should be made according to hourly climate values taking into account actual temperature in the greenhouse and temperature rise resulting from greenhouse specifications. This study aims to compare the amounts of fuel consumed under real conditions with fuel consumption calculated with conventional methods using inside and outside temperature difference and considering the above mentioned inconveniences. Daily fuel consumption calculated theoretically differs from actual consumption values. However, in comparisons based on fuel amounts consumed on an annual basis, best results were obtained when temperature rise in the greenhouse was taken into consideration. In the event that temperature rise is taken into consideration, a 3% difference is observed between calculated fuel consumption and actual fuel consumption.

Author Biography

Abdullah Nafi Baytorun, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01250 Adana

Faculty of Agricultural Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation

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Published

17.07.2018

How to Cite

Baytorun, A. N., Zaimoğlu, Z., Akyüz, A., Üstün, S., & Çaylı, A. (2018). Comparison of Greenhouse Fuel Consumption Calculated Using Different Methods with Actual Fuel Consumption. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 6(7), 850–857. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i7.850-857.1807

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Research Paper