Solar chimney for enhanced stack ventilation

Summary

A steady-state mathematical model of a solar chimney that boosts buoyancy-driven ventilation in buildings, accounting for different opening sizes and discharge coefficients. Simulations across ambient temperatures and solar intensities indicate that a 2.25 m² collector can move roughly 140–330 m³/h of air, with flow rising as irradiance increases from low to strong sunshine.

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