| Thisworkwasperformedusingcomputationalapproachtosimulatetheeffectofsolarirradiationonthegreenhouseeffectinaclosegreenhouse.ThesimulationresultswerecomparedwiththefieldmeasurementstovalidatethefeasibilityandcorrectnessofusingtheDiscreteOrdinatesRadiationModelinstudyingtheheatingeffectinthegreenhouse.Basedonthecomparisonbetweenthefieldmeasurementsandcomputationalresults,themaximumrelativeerrorfortemperaturewas1.46%andwaslocatedonthefloorinthegreenhouse.Onthehand,theminimumrelativeerrorfortemperaturewaslocatedonthewaterwallanditwas0.06%.Alsofoundthataccumulationofheatenergyobviouslytookplaceattheuppercornerandtheregionsclosetothegreenhouseroof.Thisphenomenoncouldbeidentifiedforthetemperaturesattheseregionswereapparentlygreaterthanthetemperaturesatrestofthegreenhouseinterior. |