Thermal Characteristics of a Solar Greenhouse with Heat Accumulators Based on Phase Change Materials
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This paper presents the results of development of dynamic mathematical models of greenhouses with and without phase change materials. Greenhouses with a reduced size have been experimentally studied in natural conditions and computational and experimental studies have been validated. The root mean-square temperature error is 2.1°C and correlation coefficient R2 = 0.978. Based on the mathematical model, computational studies have been carried out to assess the annual characteristics of real-size greenhouses. The use of the phase-change accumulator in greenhouses makes it possible to save 60.77 kWh of energy per 1 m2 of usable area, which is 17.23% more economical than the variant using a conventional solar greenhouse without phase change materials.