Ventilation Mapping and Optimization

How to do this in GrowScope

1. Enter your fans (role — exhaust, internal, clip, low-power — plus wall placement, speed %, direction, and diameter) and any carbon filters in the equipment setup.
2. Open the Light section's Ventilation tab (indoor, a 3D particle visualization) or the balcony ventilation map (a 2D top-down heatmap).
3. Review the stagnation, exhaust, and intake summary, plus any direct-blast warning.
4. Tap "Optimize ventilation" to run the solver.
5. Review the before/after stagnation comparison and the suggested per-fan changes, then apply or cancel.

Ventilation Map & Optimizer

Category

Climate

Purpose

Visualize airflow (stagnant vs. direct-blast zones) and suggest fan placement/speed changes.

Input

Fan list (role, wall placement, speed %, direction, diameter), carbon filters, box/place dimensions

Unit

% (fan speed), cm (dimensions)

Location

Light section → Ventilation tab (indoor 3D) or the balcony ventilation map (2D top-down)

User action

1. Enter fan and filter setup
2. Review the airflow visualization
3. Tap "Optimize ventilation"
4. Apply or cancel the suggested changes

Output

A stagnation percentage, exhaust/intake balance, and a before/after comparison with concrete per-fan change suggestions (speed, angle). Nothing changes until you tap Apply.

Used by

None

Related

Climate and VPD Tracking, 3D Light Map and Equipment Placement

Notes

• The balcony 2D view is explicitly a simplified heuristic, not a full 3D/CFD airflow simulation — the indoor 3D view is a particle-based visualization, also not a CFD solver.
• The "Optimize ventilation" button is a local deterministic solver, not an AI call: the criteria — less stagnation, no direct blast on a plant, a balanced exhaust/intake ratio — are built into the math itself rather than set by an AI advisor. So it runs instantly, is free on any plan, and spends no AI credits — same as viewing the ventilation map, stagnation percentage, and direct-blast warning. This is a separate feature from "AI Equipment Placement" (Light tab, the Ventilation block inside the placement panel), which is Pro-gated and does spend AI credits, because it asks AI to set priorities before running its own local coordinate solver.
• GrowScope does not control any hardware. It has no Bluetooth/WiFi connection to fans, controllers, or relays, and cannot turn a fan on, off, or up — it only tells you, in the app, what to change by hand on your own equipment. This is a different category from hardware fan/climate controllers (e.g. AC Infinity, TrolMaster, Spider Farmer's own controller apps), which do actuate the equipment directly.

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