Achieving standard natural ventilation rate of dwellings in a hot-arid climate using solar chimney

Summary

An energy-balance model of a solar chimney serving one room of a home under hot, arid conditions is run with real weather data to identify the geometry that best meets standard ventilation needs. A chimney tilted at 45° with a 0.2 m air gap supplied the target airflow for about 88% of daytime hours, and DesignBuilder CFD plus published experiments support the model.

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