Solar chimney applications in multi-storey buildings: A critical review

Summary

Surveys how solar chimneys can be used for passive ventilation in buildings with several floors, a setting previously unreviewed. Taller structures make the chimneys perform better than in single-storey cases but complicate design; height, climate, materials and layout, plus coupling with photovoltaic or photocatalytic systems, shape results, while fire risk, uneven airflow and backflow remain open problems.

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