Thermodynamic evaluation of a greenhouse using computational fluid dynamics
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| 格式: | artículo original |
| 狀態: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2026 |
| 實物特徵: | Introduction. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a technique for simulating the behavior of thermodynamic parameters. Objective. To evaluate the thermodynamics of a greenhouse using CFD in order to propose improvements in lettuce production. Materials and methods. The research was conducted between October 2022 and February 2023 at Los Diamantes Agricultural and Livestock Innovation Center, Limón, Costa Rica. The yield of three lettuce cycles was collected. A 3D mechanical model of the greenhouse was developed. A mesh of 482,664 elements was generated with refinement in the interior. The analysis was performed under steady-state flow, using the Navier-Stokes equation with the k-ε turbulence model and species transport with thermal interactions using the energy equation. Fluid materials (air and air-vapor mixture), solids (soil and polyethylene), and the crop as a porous medium were modeled. Evapotranspiration was estimated using meteorological data and crop coefficients. Boundary conditions included variable velocity input, constant temperature walls, and porous surfaces calibrated with bibliographic data. The model was validated using MAE and RMSE, with errors below 10 %, and passive and structural improvements were proposed to optimize the internal microclimate of the greenhouse. Results. During the day, the average temperature and relative humidity in the greenhouse exceeded 30 ºC and 65 %, respectively, while during the night they decreased to 18 ºC and close to 90 %. Temperature showed significant variations in the vertical axis, but remained more homogeneous longitudinally, while relative humidity exhibited greater variability in both directions. Conclusions. The modeling allowed visualization of the greenhouse behavior; it was proposed to increase the dimensions of the zenith window from 11 m² to 20 m², install two air recirculators, and incorporate a mobile shade with 50 % light transmissibility. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| 機構: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| 語言: | Español Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/1127 |
| 在線閱讀: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ragromeso/article/view/1127 |
| Palabra clave: | Equilibrio dinámico Producción de invernadero Modelación de cultivos Análisis térmico dynamic equilibrium greenhouse production crop modeling thermal analysis |