Design guideline for application of earth-toair heat exchanger coupled with solar chimney as a natural heating system

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 294-304

  Haghighi, A P ^a   Maerefat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Design; Earth to air heat exchanger; Natural heating; Solar chimney

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; AUXILIARY DEVICE; EARTH-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; GEOMETRIC FEATURE; HEATING SYSTEM; THERMAL COMFORT ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND AIRS; UNDERGROUND HEATING SYSTEM;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 84940649557     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctu006     Document Type: Article

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