A review of ventilation and cooling systems for large-scale pig farms

Z Hu, Q Yang, Y Tao, L Shi, J Tu, Y Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the rapid development of modern livestock husbandry, the effectiveness and energy
efficiency of cooling systems used in farming buildings have come to the public's attention …

Analysis of heat and mass transfer in compost-bedded pack barns for dairy cows using computational fluid dynamics: A review

CEA Oliveira, IFF Tinôco, FC Sousa, FA Damasceno… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
To ensure a supply of dairy products, modern dairy farming has assumed an intensive
nature, characterized by production in collective facilities with the presence of thermal …

Indoor Thermal Comfort Sector: A Review of Detection and Control Methods for Thermal Environment in Livestock Buildings

Q Cheng, H Wang, X Xu, T He, Z Chen - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The thermal environment is crucial for livestock production. Accurately detecting thermal
environmental conditions enables the implementation of appropriate methods to control the …

Advantages of targeted ventilation for farrowing houses: An analysis from perspectives of thermal environment, biosecurity and ventilation efficacy

L Du, X Tao, L Zhu, J Li, M Fu, J Lai, C Yang… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pig farming industry in China has undergone a transformation, shifting from the
traditional decentralized breeding model to the current intensive farming model. The …

Experiment and numerical simulation on the fine particle migration behaviors for the collection efficiency enhancement of a wire-plate electrostatic precipitator in pig …

J Hu, J Wen, H Li, W Duan, S Fan, H **ao… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an integrated numerical model is presented and validated to investigate the
particle charging and migration behaviors in a wire-plate electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for …

Scaled experimental study of a ventilation system featuring partition jet and pit exhaust

Q Yang, X Bai, G Zhang, L Rong, Y Tao, J Tu… - Biosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of current intensive livestock farming development, we present a novel energy-
efficient ventilation method, named as the partition jet and pit exhaust (PJPE) system, for …

Estimating the air exchange rates in naturally ventilated cattle houses using Bayesian-optimized GBDT

L Ding, E Lei, Y Lyu, C Yao, Q Li, S Huang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijabe.org
It is challenging to estimate the air exchange rate (AER) dynamically in naturally ventilated
livestock buildings such as dairy houses due to the influence of complex and variable …

Applicability evaluation of innovative simplified methods of slatted floor in pig houses–A CFD study

F Qi, X Zhao, Z Shi, L Rong, G Zhang, H Li - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The slatted floor system is often used in pig housing. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
is a valuable technique for determining the airflow and gas dispersion within the pit …

Evaluation of microclimate in dairy farms using different model typologies in computational fluid dynamics analyses

E Santolini, M Bovo, A Barbaresi… - Journal of …, 2024 - agroengineering.org
Ventilation plays a key role in the livestock buildings since it is important to guarantee a
comfortable environment and adequate indoor air quality for the animals. Naturally …

Numerical Simulation of Airflow Distribution in a Pregnant Sow Piggery with Centralized Ventilation

X Wei, B Li, H Lu, E Lü, J Guo, Y Jiang, Z Zeng - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was
developed for a pregnant sow piggery with centralized ventilation to reveal the distribution of …