You can heat a greenhouse using electricity, paraffin or bottled gas. ‘For colder months, the best way to control the temperature in a small greenhouse is with a small 3kw thermostatically controlled heater,' says Chris Sawyer. 'For medium to large greenhouses, it would be better to radiat...
There are two types of PCM: organic (paraffin wax, vegetable extract, polyethylene glycol) and inorganic (salt hydrates). The most commonly used PCM in the greenhouses are CaCl2·6H2O, Na2SO4·10H2O, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and paraffin. Sethi and Sharma (2008) reviewed the different ...
Performance improvement in mixed-mode solar dryer with addition of paraffin-based thermal energy storage. J. Green Eng. 2020, 10, 1403–1418. [Google Scholar] Deeto, S.; Thepa, S.; Monyakul, V.; Songprakorp, R. The experimental new hybrid solar dryer and hot water storage system of ...