ainai2021 Pig waste management and recycling: The Singapore experience: 3. Pig house ventilation inthe topics: Natural ventilation {(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 [Bj Mechanical ventiation [5] Reduction of radiation heat loads [F) Questions and answers [5 Forum Natural ventilation [Natural wind forces provide the primary means for air movement through open structures. Building construction, oof shape, pen partitions, and equipment all should be designed and lad out to minimize the obstruction of air Now. Ais, like water, ows in the path of least resistance. Ith path is obstructed, it will not flow at all, Porker Pens Al barriers to natural ait movement should be removed. ‘Side walls should be open ta height of atleast 2m. Pen patitions should be made of wire or light steels rods, ‘Buildings should be narrow tallow space for only two rows of pens. ‘The space between barns should be 3 4 m to minimize reflection of sunlight into the next bar from roofs (larger interbarn spacings were not possible in Singapore), Bushes surrounding buildings should be removed and twee trunks timmed to a height of at least 3 m to prevent obstruction of ir arrowing Barns Farrowing buildings should be made as comfortable as possible for the sows, but provide protection for the small piglets. This means ‘opening the buildings for maximum natural airflow forthe benetit ofthe sows. The lage, lactating sows ate more subject to heat stress than any of the other pigs. The conflicts thatthe sows need 2 cooler enviroment for maximum comifor and the piglets need to be warm. Ifthe entie farrowing house is closed to provide e warm environment for the piglets, then the sows suffer. It is more practical to open the farrowving house for the benefit of the sows and protect the piglets with a winubeeak box (butlap bag around a reinforcing rod fame) and provide supplemental heat with a heat lamp Ridge Design ‘The ridge design assists natural airflow. Unobstructed natural horizontal airflow is of primary importance. Ridge openings are necessary and should be designed propery, but are secondary to wind forces. The opening a the top of the main roof should be atleast 15% ofthe rool ‘width, The vertical clearance under each side of the ridge cap should equal 50% of the main opening, www nz. orgog+binlibrary?e=d-00000-00-—-Dhdl-00-00-10-0.-0—Odiroct 10-401 -11-0n-50—20-about—-O0-0-1-00.0.0-11—0.0-4aed... 111