UGA Tunnel-Ventilated Poultry House Heat Gain Analysis 2014 Ceiling 20,223.

7 ft2
The University of Georgia Department of Poultry Science - Michael Czarick ([email protected]) End walls 760.0 ft3
This spreadsheet calculates the minimum tunnel fan capacity required to insure the air exchange rate is high enough that Upper side walls 2,000.0 ft4
under the conditions inputted that there will be no more than a 5 F temperature difference between the tunnel inlet and Lower side walls 2,000.0 ft5
exhaust fan end of the house. Additional tunnel fan capacity may be required to obtain adequate bird cooling/wind chill effect Curtains 4,000.0 ft6
Foundation 0.0 ft7
Wall Delta T 15.0 F
Design conditions Ceiling Delta t 50.0 F
Inside Temperature (F) 85 Ceiling 77,783.6 btu/s/hr
Outside Temperature (F) 100 End walls 2,850.0 btu/s/hr
Upper side walls 7,500.0 btu/s/hr
Basic house information Lower side walls 7,500.0 btu/s/hr
House length 500 Curtains 40,000.0 btu/s/hr
House width 40 Foundation 0.0 btu/s/hr
Total side wall height 8 Lights 5,440.0 btu/s/hr
Peak ceiling height 11 Birds 847,044.0 btu/s/hr
Open or Dropped ceiling (o/d) d Total 988,117.6 btu/s/hr
Total side wall 55,000.0 btu/s/hr

Open ceiling Dropped ceiling

Bird information
Number of birds 23529
Bird weight (lbs) 6
Heat production per pound 6.0

Broiler heat production (Btu's/hr per pound): Other types of poultry (Btu's/hr per
pound):
4 lb = 6.6
5 lb = 6.2 Broiler pullets = 3.5
6 lb = 5.9 Broiler breeders = 4
8 lb = 5.4 Turkeys (heavy toms) = 4
Turkey poults (brooder barn) = 7
Ceiling; 7.87%
End walls; 0.29% Upper side walls; 0.76%
Side wall construction Lower side walls; 0.76%
(for houses without curtains and/or foundation, lower sidewall, etc. enter 0 for height)
Curtains; 4.05%
Curtain height 4
Upper side wall height 2 Lights; 0.55%
Lower side wall height 2
Stem/foundation wall height 0
Curtain side wall Curtain side wall Totally enclosed side wall

Upper side wall

Upper side wall

Curtain opening Side wall Birds; 85.72%

Curtain opening
Lower side wall
Lower side wall
Stem wall/foundation Stem wall/foundation

Lighting (incandescent)
Number of light bulbs 50
Light bulb wattage 40

House surface insulation values (hr/btu*ft2*F)

Ceiling r-value 13
End wall r-value 4 Ceiling 77,784
Upper side wall r-value 4
Lower side wall r-value 4 Lights 5,440
0 Upper side wall 7,500
Curtain r-value 1.5 End walls 2,850

Results: Curtains 40,000

Total poultry house heat load = 988,118 Btu's/hr
Minimum tunnel fan capacity = 184,695 cfm
Approximate number of tunnel fans @ 22,000 cfm = 8.4 Lower side walls 7,500
Average air speed = 486 ft/min Birds 847,044
Cfm per square foot of floor space = 9.2
Cfm per bird = 7.8
Modified tunnel fan capacity (cfm) = 184695
Temperature difference from inlet to tunnel fan end = 5.0 F
Average air speed = 486 ft/min