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Forced Air Furnaces Can Reduce Bird Cooling During Hot Weather

Published: October 23, 2012
Summary
Figure 1. Air velocity poles in a 50' X 560' totally enclosed broiler house. To produce optimal cooling of large broilers during hot weather most houses today are being designed to obtain a wind speed of between 600 and 750 ft/min. It is important to realize that a design air speed is an average air speed. Air speed can vary significantly across the cross-section of a house. Air speeds will...
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Mike Czarick
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
Dr. Brian D. Fairchild
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
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Cornelio Manso
19 de febrero de 2013

Since the air will tend to take the path of least resistance, which is down the center of the house & we can expect increase resistance in areas far from the center of the house. My question is, what materials are we going to use especially in the sidings to help reduce resistance to air speed which causes a reduction in bird cooling especially now that here in our area hot weather is just around the corner?

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