Summary
Surveys earlier numerical and experimental work on buildings that pair a solar chimney with an earth-to-air heat exchanger for passive cooling. It examines how configuration, climate and other parameters affect performance. The authors conclude that the combined system can keep buildings comfortable by day and night across climates, but call for long-term field tests and closer study of weather and soil effects.
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