Modelling Indoor Environmental Conditions in a Commercial Broiler House

摘要

Turkey’s poultry industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, resulting in the construction of many newproduction facilities. It is important to maintain optimum environmental conditions for a profitable production. In thisstudy, temperature, relative humidity and air velocity distribution inside a broiler house were analysed. ComputationalFluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations (numerical method) and direct measurements (experimental method) were usedto determine the appropriate indoor environmental conditions. Simulated values were validated by comparison withthe measured values using the normalised mean square error (NMSE). The measured and predicted parameters oftemperature, relative humidity and air velocity at birds’ height, human height, and roof height upon comparison gaveaverage NMSE values of 0.139, 0.181 and 0.090, respectively. The results showed a good agreement between simulatedand measured values as obtained NMSE values were less than 0.25. In conclusion, CFD simulation can be used as analternative method for the analysis of poultry house indoor environment. A better understanding of indoor environmentconditions in poultry house provides useful information for manufacturers and end users for better management decisions.