B112 Simulation analysis of the building integrated evaporative cooler driven by the solar chimney

Summary

Simulations examine a building cooling concept in which a solar chimney drives air through a dew-point evaporative cooler built into the ceiling, aimed at hot, humid climates where chimney ventilation alone falls short. A thermal network model gives the airflow and a heat and mass transfer model the cooling; the system covers roughly 10% of an office's perimeter cooling load.

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