Performance Evaluation of a Solar Heating System for Poultry House | ||
| Journal of Animal, Poultry & Fish Production | ||
| Volume 14, Issue 1, 2025, Pages 32-47 PDF (1.67 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/japfp.2025.404044.1017 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mostafa Ahmed Elsaid* ; Sameh Kishk; Gamal ElMasry; Ramadan ElGamal | ||
| Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this study was to examine the efficiency and profitability of using solar energy in heating poultry rooms compared to traditional heating systems. Two identical poultry rooms were prepared and used for 40 days for raising broilers. The first room was heated by traditional heating (gas) and the other room was heated by a developed solar heating system. A solar air heating system was used to heat the room during daytime. A solar water heating system was used to heat up the water during daytime. The heated water was stored in a storage tank and used to heat the room during nighttime. 50 chicks were placed in each room, and their water and feed requirements were supplied throughout the day. All required data were recorded during the experiment, and the thermal performance of the developed solar heating systems was analyzed. The results obtained in this study revealed that renewable energy has a high efficiency in heating poultry houses with high efficiency, low cost and ecofriendly. The average overall thermal efficiency of the solar air and water heaters were 52.6% and 52.1%, respectively. The average energy stored in the water during the six weeks of the experiment was 64.3 MJ/week with a total of 386 MJ. The relative humidity in the room heated by solar energy maintained under 45%. Meanwhile, the relative humidity in the room heated by traditional gas heating was higher than 58% during the day. The conversion rate for solar heating rooms was 1.35 compared to the traditional heating rooms which was 1.43. Therefore, this study recommends the use of renewable energy technologies in heating poultry houses, given their practical importance in increasing productivity and reducing production costs compared to traditional heating systems. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Poultry house; renewable energy; heating; solar heaters; conversion rate | ||
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