Greenhouse Covering Material Overall Heat-transfer Coefficient Determination Using Contour Plots
Improving greenhouse heat-insulating performance requires covering materials with low overall heat-transfer coefficients. We constructed a contour plot using equations relating this coefficient to longwave radiation absorptance under different outdoor downward longwave radiation levels. It revealed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)
2025-01-01
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Series: | HortScience |
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Online Access: | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/60/2/article-p235.xml |
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Summary: | Improving greenhouse heat-insulating performance requires covering materials with low overall heat-transfer coefficients. We constructed a contour plot using equations relating this coefficient to longwave radiation absorptance under different outdoor downward longwave radiation levels. It revealed that the coefficient ranged from 4.7 to 7.7 W·m−2·K−1, decreasing with increasing downward longwave radiation and longwave radiation absorptance. This method facilitates rapid estimation of overall heat-transfer coefficients under different downward longwave-radiation levels, based on longwave-radiation absorptance. |
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ISSN: | 2327-9834 |