A critical review on efficient thermal environment controls in indoor vertical farming

MS Ahamed, M Sultan, D Monfet, MS Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor vertical farming (IVF) has expanded exponentially over the last couple of years and is
expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9% from 2022 to 2029. IVF …

[HTML][HTML] Computational analysis of the environment in an indoor vertical farming system

B Naranjani, Z Najafianashrafi, C Pascual… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for agricultural products and scarcity of resources, such as soil
fertility, irrigation water, and moderate climate, have driven increased use of indoor vertical …

Improvement of environmental uniformity in a seedling plant factory with porous panels using computational fluid dynamics

SW Lee, IH Seo, SW An, HY Na - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
A seedling plant factory requires precise environmental control to ensure uniform growth
within a limited cultivation period. A porous panel exhaust system was installed to maintain a …

Evaluation of plant canopy microclimates with realistic plants in plant factories with artificial light using a computational fluid dynamics model

X Gu, E Goto - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Airflow parameters play a vital role in regulating the microclimate of the plant canopy and
significantly affect plant development and growth in plant factories with artificial light …

Development of a multi-node monitoring system for analyzing plant growth and indoor environment interactions: An empirical study on a plant factory

H Kim, D Oh, H Jang, C Koo, T Hong, J Kim - Computers and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In plant factories, multi-layered shelves are used to maximize production per unit area by
densely growing plants. The large number of plants placed in a spacious area leads to …

High-density controlled environment agriculture (CEA-HD) air distribution optimization using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

G Larochelle Martin, D Monfet - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the indoor environment of a small-scale high-density controlled environment
agriculture (CEA-HD) space was simulated using computational fluid dynamics. Spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Fluid Dynamics Model with Realistic Plant Structures to Study Airflow in and around a Plant Canopy on a Cultivation Shelf in a Plant Factory …

X Gu, E Goto - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Airflow plays a crucial role in plant growth because it supplies CO2, O2, and energy to plants
in a plant factory with artificial light (PFAL). Therefore, understanding how various factors …

CFD Simulation of the Airflow Distribution Inside Cube-Grow

AM Noh, HM Noor, F Ahmad - CFD Letters, 2021 - semarakilmu.com.my
Cube-Grow was developed by MARDI to promote urban agriculture to the urban population.
The product enables urban people to grow their vegetables with limited space. The initial …

CO2 Distribution under CO2 Enrichment Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Considering Photosynthesis in a Tomato Greenhouse

M Nurmalisa, T Tokairin, T Kumazaki, K Takayama… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study validated the CO2 distribution predicted by a computational fluid dynamics model
considering CO2 absorption by photosynthesis in a chamber and greenhouse. The effect of …

Indoor temperature analysis by point according to facility operation of IOT-based vertical smart farm

H Kim, M Jung, D Oh, H Cho, S Choi… - Korean Journal of …, 2022 - koreascience.kr
It is essential for vertical smart farms that artificially grow crops in an enclosed space to
properly utilize air environment facilities to create an appropriate growth environment …