[BLDG-SIM] hoop greenhouse models

[David Bradley]

Dear Colleagues,
   I am looking for the thermal model of a barrel vault style 
greenhouse (metal half hoops with one or two sheets of thin plastic 
stretched over them, enclosed on both ends but usually heavily 
ventilated). I am not too concerned about the floor slab and ground 
coupling aspect as we have good models for that already in TRNSYS. I 
am more interested in the energy transfer through the skin of the 
greenhouse and ideally, a radiation balance on the interior. Is 
anybody aware of research that has been done in this area and whether 
models have been developed? I am looking more for models of the 
fundamental energy transfers and not as much for approximations that 
can be made using work-arounds in existing tools. Any help or 
direction that could be provided would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
  David


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