Ali Akbar Salehi; Rima Fayaz; Mehran Bozorgi; Somayeh Asadi; Vincenzo Costanzo; Nadie Imani; Francesco Nocera · 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109528 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109528
Energy and Buildings
Building ventilation
Numerical / CFD
2019
Energy and Buildings
no
2019-10-15 12:00:00 00002775
investigation of thermal comfort efficacy of solar chimneys under different climates and operation time periods
2019
Energy and Buildings
Ali Akbar Salehi; Rima Fayaz; Mehran Bozorgi; Somayeh Asadi; Vincenzo Costanzo; Nadie Imani; Francesco Nocera
10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109528
Summary
A solar chimney serving a home is modelled in EnergyPlus with a validated thermosyphon approach to find the months when it delivers acceptable thermal comfort in four contrasting climates. Comfortable operation totals about 2,265 hours a year in hot, humid Bandar-Abbas but only 1,065 in Paris, limited to summer; stronger airflow correlates positively with night-time indoor temperatures everywhere and negatively with indoor humidity.
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