Experimental and numerical studies of solar chimney for natural ventilation in Iraq

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 450-457

  Amori, Karima E ^a   Mohammed, Saif Watheq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; CFD; Free cooling; Natural ventilation; Solar chimney

Indexed keywords

CFD ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; INCLINATION ANGLES; NATURAL VENTILATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY STATE CONDITIONS;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXED CONVECTION; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SUN; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; VENTILATION;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 84857049592     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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