Experimental Study of a Vertical Channel Solar Chimney with Uniform Heat Flux for Natural Ventilation in Buildings

Summary

Laboratory tests on a vertical solar chimney with a uniformly heated wall, varying channel gap and heat input to measure ventilation airflow and the temperature and velocity distributions. Airflow peaks at a gap-to-height ratio of roughly 1:2, and both air temperature and speed are greatest close to the heated surface, falling off toward the opposite side.

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