본 연구는 길이 15 m, 폭 5.6 m, 동고 2.9 m인 단동 비닐 온실 2동을 대상으로 실험구와 대조구로 나누어 실시하였다. 시스템은 전기히터를 이용한 온수가온기로서 온수저장조와 순환펌프, 팬코일유닛으로 구성하였다. 폐회로시스템의 온수배관을 통하여 온수가 순환되도록 하였으며 팬코일유닛을 통해 온실내부를 난방 하도록 하였다. 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 실험기간 동안 순환유량은 26L/min 정도의 범위에 있었고, 평균유속은 2.0m/s 정도였다. 유출입수의 평균 온도차는 60±2℃ 이었다. 근권부 온도를 측정한 결과 처리구에는 22℃, 대조구에서는 15℃로 나타나 처리구 근권부 온도가 약 7℃ 높게 유지되었다. 입출구 온도차에 따른 열교환량은 온도차가 2℃일 경우 시간당 열교환량은 3,132kcal이고, 3.4℃일 경우 4,916kcal로서 열교환방정식은 y=-282.92X2+2963.9X-1688.6, R2=0.9081로 상관관계가 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며 열교환효율은 54~88%로 온도차가 클수록 열교환효율은 높게 나타났다.

The aim of our study was to provide a basic data for the development of a small greenhouse model suitable for urban farmers. The study analyzed installation inclination, positive and negative reasons for installation, location of installation, preferred crops in small greenhouses, plans for use of products, and expected effects by using small greenhouse. Positive opinion on small greenhouse installation was 80.4% of the survey respondents. The most positive reason for the installation of small greenhouses was fresh and safe food supply, and the negative reason was maintenance difficulties. The results obtained in our survey indicated that small greenhouses were more likely to be installed near the house, and urban farmers tended to grow organic leafy vegetables in soil. The expected benefits of small greenhouse operation were largely divided into ‘benefit for the improvement of the quality of life’ and ‘benefit for economic profits’, and expectation for the improvement of the quality of life was higher than economic benefit. As a result of the Likert 5-point scale analysis, ‘benefit for the improvement of the quality of life’ by using a small greenhouse was graded as high as 4.17∼4.60. On the other hand, the ‘benefit to economic profits’ was rated as low as 3.51∼4.14.