Improving indoor conditions of a Thai-style mushroom house by means of an evaporative cooler and continuous ventilation, Renewable Energy 17

Abstract The paper discusses the e}ect of an evaporative cooling process and continuous ventilation for improving the indoor conditions of a conventional Thai!style mushroom house[ A numerical model describing the behaviour of the Thai!style mushroom house model was developed[ It was validated by comparing its output with that of the experiment of a small model of a mushroom house[ It was found that the combination of evaporative cooling and continuous ventilation reduced the temperature and increased the relative humidity of air inside a mush! room house that is suitable for growing Lentinus[ Þ 0888 Elsevier Science Ltd[ All rights reserved