Tunnel House Heat Gain Spreadsheet 2011

The University of Georgia Biological and Agricultural Engineering- Michael Czarick (mczarick@engr.uga.edu)
Enter green values in all sections

Design conditions Design conditions

Inside Temperature 85 Inside Temperature 85
Outside temperature 100 Outside temperature 100

Basic House Information Before Basic House Information After

House Length 500 House Length 500
House Width 40 House Width 40
Total Side wall Height 8 Total Side wall Height 8
Peak Height 11 Peak Height 11
Open or Dropped Ceiling (o/d) d Open or Dropped Ceiling (o/d) d

Bird information Bird information

Number of birds 23529 Number of birds 23529
Btu's/hr per pound 5.5 Btu's/hr per pound 5.5
Bird weight (lbs) 6.5 Bird weight (lbs) 6.5

Side wall construction Side wall construction

(for houses without curtains: Curtain height = 0) (for houses without curtains: Curtain height = 0)
Curtain height 4 Curtain height 4
Height of side wall above curtain 2 Height of side wall above curtain 2
Height of side wall below curtain 2 Height of side wall below curtain 2

Lighting Lighting
Number of light bulbs 50 Number of light bulbs 50
Light bulb wattage 40 Light bulb wattage 40

R-values R-values
Ceiling R-value 13 Ceiling R-value 13
End wall R-Value 4 End wall R-Value 4
Side wall above curtain R-value 4 Side wall above curtain R-value 4
Side wall below curtain R-value 4 Side wall below curtain R-value 4
Curtain R-value 1.5 Curtain R-value 1.5

Heat Gain Percent Heat Gain Percent

Ceiling 77,784 7.9% Ceiling 77,784 7.9%
End walls 2,850 0.3% End walls 2,850 0.3%
Side walls above curtain 7,500 0.8% Side walls above curtain 7,500 0.8%
Side walls below curtain 7,500 0.8% Side walls below curtain 7,500 0.8%
Curtains 40,000 4.1% Curtains 40,000 4.1%
Lights 5,440 0.6% Lights 5,440 0.6%
Birds 841,162 85.6% Birds 841,162 85.6%
Total 982,235 Total 982,235
Percent difference 0.0%

Cfm required for 5 F temp rise 196,447 Cfm required for 5 F temp rise 196,447
Number of fans @ 20,000 cfm 10 Number of fans @ 20,000 cfm 10
Cfm per square foot 9.8 Cfm per square foot 9.8
Cfm per bird 8.3 Cfm per bird 8.3
Average air speed 526 Average air speed 526