Infrared Heating of Greenhouses Revisited: An Experimental and Modeling Study

• Published in: Transactions of the ASABE Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 2055 - 2065
• Main Authors: Kavga, A, Panidis, T, Bontozoglou, V, Pantelakis, S
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: air temperature; canopy; energy balance; greenhouses; heating systems; infrared heaters; infrared radiation; inside air temperature; Greece

The potential advantages of night-time heating of greenhouses by modern infrared (IR) radiative sources, instead of forced hot air, are examined experimentally and theoretically. Measurements of indoor and outdoor conditions during typical cold nights in central Greece were taken in an experimental...