Summary
Surveys recent progress on solar chimneys used for passive building ventilation, covering design principles, performance indicators and the influence of geometry, absorber material, height and climate. Coupling with earth-to-air heat exchangers or wind towers looks especially promising, while large-scale deployment, retrofitting and variable weather remain open issues; standardised testing and economic analysis are flagged as research needs.
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