Simulation of ventilation and indoor air conditions of agricultural buildings

A simulation program VENTOLA was developed to study behaviour of the microclimatic situation inside buildings housing domestic animals. The model accounts for a large number of parameters including species, category and characteristics of animals, structure of building, local climatic data, ventilation rate, heating and heat recovery systems. The model has been programmed in Excel 5.0. Results are presented in tables and diagrams. The program running on PC can be used to design the ventilation systems, to predict the microclimate conditions in building, and to study the effect which various parameters have on the inside microclimatic conditions.