%0 Journal Article
%T Numerical Simulation and Measurement of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity in an Olive Cuttings Tunnel Greenhouse
%A Sanae Chakir
%A Adil Bekraoui
%A Hassan Majdoubi
%A Allal Senhaji
%A Mhamed Mouqallid
%J Open Journal of Modelling and Simulation
%P 32-47
%@ 2327-4026
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmsi.2022.101002
%X Understanding the environment of olive tree cuttings is a key factor in
improving these plantsˇŻ rooting rate and survival. This study aims to develop a three-dimensional (3-D) Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) model for numerically assessing air temperature and
relative humidity in an olive cuttings greenhouse
under Mediterranean climatic conditions. The results are deduced from a steady-state
simulation performed with recorded boundary conditions at 10:00 am,
12:00 pm, 02:00 pm, 04:00 pm, and 06:00 pm at different observation points. The calculations were validated
using experimental data. The simulation errors of the air temperature
were -0.8ˇăC to 4.55ˇăC, and errors of the leaf temperature were 0.07ˇăC
to 2.42ˇăC, for the air relative humidity was -33.84% to -1.64%, and -10.1% to -13.54% for the relative humidity of the leaf air. Contour
maps were obtained from the 3-D CFD simulations to evaluate the distribution of
humidity and air temperature inside the greenhouse and the vicinity of the plant canopy. This study suggests that the
developed 3-D CFD model can be a
helpful tool to understand and
%K Numerical Simulation
%K Computational Fluid Dynamics
%K Greenhouse
%K Microclimate
%K Olive Cuttings
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=113750