Improvement of the Performance of an Earth to Air Heat Exchanger for Greenhouse Cooling by the Incorporation of Water Finned Tubes—A Theoretical Approach

Proper climatic conditions in greenhouses are one of the major parameters to ensure optimum crop development. The installation heating and cooling systems common solution form a proper microclimate inside greenhouse. However, operation these is accompanied by energy consumption. Therefore, many methods alternative sought encounter this issue. A system which has been examined as an for full or partial cover greenhouse Earth Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE). Up now, research works have concentrated on investigation such systems. In study, method enhance efficiency EAHE based simultaneous flow water (Water assisted earth air heat exchanger—WAEAHE) following concept double pipe exchanger widely used other applications. Furthermore, improvement systems’ investigated via application fins internal exchanger. For purpose different case studies order reach safe results conserving affecting its efficiency. theoretical analysis shown that can increase system’s sufficiently, while it further increased with fins. fact, lead overall transfer coefficients varying from 36–68%. current only was estimated. This needs be technically financially efficient applicable actual studies.