In this paper, a numerical study was conducted on the development of HVAC(Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) performance required for a large-scale greenhouse. In order to increase the simulation efficiency, fan model, porous media, and radiator model, etc. provided by Fluent were used based on the part performance analysis such as blowing fans and PTC heaters. Developed simulation method was applied to the decision of fan position to secure the flow uniformity and the determination of the heater specification to maintain the temperature suitable for plant growth. This study is the first step for the development of integrated environmental control system of greenhouse for high-income crop cultivation and the simulation method will be revised after correlation test.

In this study, a hot water pipe and a blowing fan were combined for developing zone heating technology for cherry tomato. The concept of this system was that hot air was firstly made by hot water pipe in one layer plastic duct and then a blowing fan made the hot air formed in a duct discharge through a duct hole to a shoot apex or a flower cluster which was temperature-sensitive part of cherry tomato. This system mainly consisted of hot water boiler, thermal tank, heat radiation plastic duct with the function of moving up and down electrically depending on the height of shoot apex. Developed system was applied to the cherry tomato greenhouse located in Jangam Chungcheongnamdo from Dec. 28, 2015 to Feb. 16, 2016 and compared with conventional entire space heating system of cherry tomato greenhouse and looked into cumulative yield for the estimate of growing state and energy saving rate from the conventional consumed energy. The result showed that cumulative yield was 3% higher and consumed energy was 32% lower than those of control greenhouse. The average temperature of shoot apex zone was 0.4~1.1℃ higher and the average relative humidity of shoot apex zone was 2,2~2.3% lower than those of entire space during night time in a shoot apex zone heating greenhouse and the average temperature of shoot apex zone was 0.7~1.4℃ lower and the relative humidity of shoot apex zone was 2.9~8.3% higher than those of entire space during night time in a entire space heating greenhouse.

여름철에 한우의 더위 스트레스를 경감하기 위하여 송풍팬을 이용하고 있으나 송풍팬의 가동 결정 기준이 마련되지 않아 가동 여부를 결정하는데 많은 어려움을 겪고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 한우의 더위 스트레스를 경감하기 위한 송풍팬의 가동 기준을 마련하기 위하여 수행되었다. 2010년 여름에 한우농가에서 한우의 호흡횟수, 온도, 풍속, 상대습도 등을 수집한 후 이를 이용하여 호흡횟수와 온도간의 상관관계, 호흡횟수와 풍속간의 상관관계 및 호흡횟수와 상대습도간의 상관관계 등을 분석함으로써 송풍팬의 가동 기준을 마련하였다. 실험 결과 온도에 따라 한우의 호흡횟수는 23℃ 정도부터 급격히 증가하는 것을 분석할 수 있었다. 또한 풍속 분석 결과 여름철 자연풍(풍속 0∼0.8 m/s)에 의해 한우의 더위 스트레스 경감 효과를 볼 수 없다고 사료되었고 이에 따라 송풍팬의 가동이 필수적이라고 판단되었다. 반면에 여름철 보통의 날씨에서는 자연 상태의 상대습도 60%이하에서는 한우의 더위 스트레스의 증감에 영향을 미치지 않는 점 등을 고려해 볼 때, 온도가 23℃ 미만이면 송풍팬을 가동시키지 않고 온도가 23℃ 이상이면 송풍팬을 가동시켜 한우의 더위스트레스를 경감시켜 주는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단되었다.