angi2021 Pig waste management and recycling: The Singapore experience: 3. Pi house ventlaton inthe Wopics: Mechanical venation {(L) Pia waste management and recycling: The Singapare experience (© 3. Pig house ventilation in the tropics [D} General background on ventilation [D} Theoretical considerations (5) Natural ventilation [Jj Mechanical ventitation [5] Reduction of radiation heat loads [F) Questions and answers [5 Forum ‘Mechanical ventilation Fans Mechanical fans are best used only to assist natural airflow, Fans should be considered omly as a last resort in emergency situations or in poorly constructed buildings that would be to expensive to modify. The capital investment in fans is substantial and the cost of operation is high. Paricuaty for new pig houses, itis much less costly to build narrow, open buildings with ample space between them than to rely on fans, A survey of 10 commercial farms in Singapore showed tht all but 2 used ceiling fans, which were tumed on between 1000 and 1640, The temperature in these farms averaged above 28 C from 1000 until 1600; therefore, mechanical ventilation was deemed necessary by the farmers, Evaporative Cooling ‘Because of the high relative humidity of the arin tropical climates, the actual reduction in air temperature with evaporative cooling is small and, thus, this method is not advised. The water content of the air increases as it passes the cooler. However, unless this air can be distributed ‘ver the bodies ofthe pigs, even the litle benefit derived cannot he realized. In open buildings, uniform distibution afar is not practical, No farmer in Singapore attempted this type of cooling .00000-00--of-0hd-00-0-—-0-10-0-~0--0drect- 10-40-11 1-0n-50--20-aboul-00-0-4-00.00-1—-0-0-Baed,.. 14 ‘wow zd orglogibinibrary?