Summary
Two-dimensional steady-state simulations examine how air gap width, inlet opening height, wall emissivity and heat input affect airflow through a ventilation solar chimney. Induced mass flow grows with emissivity and heat flux, reaching roughly 59% more at an emissivity of 0.9 than without radiation; the gap width matters more than the inlet height, for which an optimum exists.
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