Application of passive cooling systems in the hot and humid climate: The case study of solar chimney and wetted roof in Thailand

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3341-3351

  Chungloo, Sudaporn ^a   Limmeechokchai, Bundit ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coefficient of discharge; Natural ventilation; Passive cooling in building; Solar chimney; Water spraying

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CONTROL; COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW RATE; SOLAR ENERGY; VENTILATION;

COEFFICIENT OF DISCHARGE; NATURAL VENTILATION; SOLAR CHIMNEY; WATER SPRAYING;

PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS;

AERODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CONTROL; COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW RATE; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR ENERGY; VENTILATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; COOLING; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34147195131     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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