Investigation of thermal performance by applying a solar chimney with PCM towards the natural ventilation of model house under Climate of Thailand

Summary

Experimental tests in Thailand on a south-facade solar chimney whose sun-facing wall contains a paraffin phase change material layer, fitted to a small concrete model house and compared with an identical house with a plain concrete wall. The PCM chimney kept the room cooler, cut heat gain through the wall and produced airflow that rose and fell with solar radiation.

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