Summary
Transient three-dimensional CFD simulations in ANSYS Fluent with a k-ε model, validated against published experimental and numerical data, examine how a wall-mounted solar chimney affects room airflow and temperature. The chimney inlet influences whether flow is laminar or turbulent more strongly than the air gap does, and a new modified Rayleigh number combining both reliably predicts the onset of turbulence.
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