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Title: Surface-heating greenhouses with waste heated water. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7072523· OSTI ID:7072523

An aluminum framed glass greenhouse was constructed at the Baldwin Power Plant near St. Louis. The outside surface of this greenhouse was heated by flowing power plant cooling water over it. The water was applied at the ridge and allowed to run over the roof and sidewalls and into gutters where it was returned to the power plant's discharge canal. One season's heating performance data and resulting conclusions are presented. These results show that surface heating reduced conventional heat requirements by one third on the test greenhouse. However, when these results are projected to a commercial greenhouse the heating energy costs can be reduced by 67%. These cost savings would be 28% if 5/sup 0/C cooler water were used and 90% if 5/sup 0/C warmer water were used.

Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Dept. of Agricultural Engineering; Illinois Power Co., Decatur (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-79R510107
OSTI ID:
7072523
Report Number(s):
DOE/R5/10107-T1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English