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Viability of wind towers in achieving summer comfort in the hot arid regions of the middle east
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In this paper, two modern designs of wind towers are considered which eliminate the above disadvantages of conventional wind towers, and one design incorporates one-way dampers in the tower head and a wetted column inside the tower.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 1994-08-01. It has received 115 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tower & Natural ventilation.read more
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A review on wind driven ventilation techniques
TL;DR: In this paper, the two fundamental principles of natural ventilation are stack effect and wind driven ventilation, and a distinction is made between specific types of wind-driven ventilation techniques depending on their operation and mode of engagement with the wind.
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The development of commercial wind towers for natural ventilation: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of current and potential wind tower development is provided, highlighting the different cooling techniques which can be integrated with wind tower systems to improve ventilation and thermal performance.
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Experimental and numerical study on natural ventilation performance of various multi-opening wind catchers
TL;DR: In this paper, experimental wind tunnel, smoke visualization testing and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling were conducted to investigate ventilation performance of wind catchers with different number of openings to find how the number of opening affects hydrodynamic behavior of wind catcher.
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Energy saving potential of an indirect evaporative cooler as a pre-cooling unit for mechanical cooling systems in Iran
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of an indirect evaporative cooling system (IEC) to pre-cool air for a conventional mechanical cooling system has been investigated for four cities of Iran.
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Experimental study on natural ventilation performance of one-sided wind catcher
Hamid Montazeri,Ruholla Azizian +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a 1:40 scale model of Kharmani's School Baud-Geer was employed and the induced air flow rate into the test room and the pressure coefficients around all surfaces of its channel were measured for different values of approaching air incident angles.
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Passive cooling systems in Iranian architecture
TL;DR: In this article, three passive systems are used to cool a building in Iran: a wind tower, a domed roof and an air vent, which can even keep water cold and ice frozen from the winter until the height of the long, hot summer of the country's arid central and eastern plains.
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An improved design of wind towers for natural ventilation and passive cooling
TL;DR: In this paper, a design is proposed to improve the performance of wind towers (or Baud-Geers) for natural ventilation and passive cooling, which is capable of delivering air to the building at higher flow rates.
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Evaluation of pressure coefficients and estimation of air flow rates in buildings employing wind towers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined wind pressure coefficients at various openings of a wind tower by testing a scale model of the building in a boundary layer wind tunnel and estimated the air flow rates from a knowledge of the wind pressure coefficient at the building apertures.
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A simplification of weather data to evaluate daily and monthly energy needs of residential buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, the long-range hourly, daily, monthly and annual heating and cooling requirements of a residential building located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada were estimated, employing ENERPASS as the energy simulation tool, and performing hour-by-hour energy analysis.