DETERMINATION OF HEATING REQUIREMENTS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF GREENHOUSES IN ADANA REGION OF TURKEY

摘要

In this study, the heating loads of plastic greenhouses were determined based on long term meteorological data inAdana region of Turkey. Considering the air temperature requirements of warm season species, energy consumptionswere calculated for heating periods. If the monthly average low temperatures are considered as the outside airtemperature, when the air temperature in the greenhouse is considered as in 18 C, the average greenhouse heatingload is 64.4 W/m2, during the October-May heating period. However, when the air temperature in the greenhouse isconsidered as in 15 C, the average greenhouse heating load is 44.5 W/m2 during the same period. The average energyconsumption for 1 da greenhouse heating (Tg=15 C) is 176 MJ/h, during the October-May heating period.