[Bldg-sim] Greenhouse "Climate Battery"

[Chris Jones]

It sounds like an NRC grant to me.

At 02:21 PM 25/04/2012, Bishop, Bill wrote:
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>Arpan,
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>This is also called a Subterranean Heating and Cooling System 
>(SHCS). It seems difficult to model. Not only would you need to 
>accurately model the solar and envelope loads through the 
>greenhouse, but you would need accurate modeling of the 
>stratification of air temperatures, heat and moisture transfer from 
>the underground piping to the soil, from the soil back to the air, 
>and ideally from the soil to the plants as well.
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>Regards,
>Bill
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>[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Arpan Bakshi
>Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:30 PM
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>Anyone have experience modeling a greenhouse "climate battery"?
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>Did you use IES, DB/E+ or none of the above?
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>More information about the strategy --
>Hot air from the top half of the greenhouse volume is stored in a 
>below grade heat sink using large ducts which extract air using a 
>fan. (image below)
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>Reference
><http://ecosystems-design.blogspot.com/2010/07/tci-lane-ranch-community-greenhouse.html>http://ecosystems-design.blogspot.com/2010/07/tci-lane-ranch-community-greenhouse.html 
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Christopher Jones, P.Eng.
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