Experimental verification of a CFD model for the closed plant factory under artificial lighting

Lu Wei; Hu Yiwen; Zhou Shenghan; Zhang Xin; Yuan Quan; Zhou Xiaoting; Liu Houcheng; Hu Jiangtao; Yang Qichang; Zheng Yinjian; Zheng Yangxia

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202021303013

E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)

Experimental verification of a CFD model for the closed plant factory under artificial lighting

Lu Wei,
Hu Yiwen,
Zhou Shenghan,
Zhang Xin,
Yuan Quan,
Zhou Xiaoting,
Liu Houcheng,
Hu Jiangtao,
Yang Qichang,
Zheng Yinjian,
Zheng Yangxia

Affiliations

Lu Wei: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Hu Yiwen: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Zhou Shenghan: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Zhang Xin: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Yuan Quan: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Zhou Xiaoting: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University
Liu Houcheng: College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University
Hu Jiangtao: Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yang Qichang: Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Zheng Yinjian: Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Zheng Yangxia: These authors contributed equally to this work. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021303013
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 213
p. 03013

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A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for the closed plant factory under artificial lighting has been developed in this study, the experimental verification of CFD model with the air velocity value was compared with the measured air temperature value. The results showed that the mean relative error of validation with the air velocity was 15%, and comparable with experimentally observed air temperature profile inside the plant factory with RMSE of 3% which show the utility of CFD to study plant factory microclimatic parameters.

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