Development and Validation of General Greenhouse Model for the University of Dayton

Authors

Presenter(s)

Jacob Brenner

Comments

2:20-2:40, Kennedy Union 310

Files

Description

The use of a greenhouse model is essential to ensuring that any greenhouse design presents the best value that is possible within that region of the world. Often times, greenhouse models within research papers are created, with varying levels of detail, but the models themselves are often not shared openly. This problem can be solved via some of the greenhouse models that have been made openly available, but unfortunately, the vast majority of these require a subscription, either to the model itself, or to a software that the model was built on. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to create a clear open source model, created in the programming language Python, that is published alongside this paper. This model was validated through data collected for a short period from late August to early October of 2024 within two greenhouses in the area of Dayton, Ohio. The data was collected via temperature and humidity loggers placed within 3D printed solar shields that were previously validated, while the two greenhouses contained two different environments, one with vegetation and no electronic equipment, and one with no vegetation and a fan present.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Honors Thesis

Primary Advisor

Rydge Blue Mulford

Primary Advisor's Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Keywords

Stander Symposium, School of Engineering

Institutional Learning Goals

Scholarship; Practical Wisdom; Community

Recommended Citation

"Development and Validation of General Greenhouse Model for the University of Dayton" (2025). Stander Symposium Projects. 4127.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/4127