LoginA computer model for predicting natural ventilation in buildings by solar chimney alone is presented. The simulations are based on the solution of the 3-D steady laminar conservation equations of mass, momentum and thermal energy with an appropriate set of boundary conditions. The equations are discretized using a finite difference formulation and solved by the Marker and Cell (MAC) scheme. Indoor airflow fields and temperature distributions are discussed with respect to human comfort at the living level, 1 m above floor. The simulation results show that solar chimney alone can induce a sufficient ventilation \rate for ensuring residents' thermal comfort, when the outdoor temperature is moderate (below 37 C).
3-D modelling of solar chimney based ventilation system for building.
Year:
2000
Bibliographic info:
UK, Pergamon, 2000, proceeding of "Renewable Energy. Renewables: The Energy for the 21st Century. World Renewable Energy Congress VI", edited by A A M Sayigh, held 1-7 July 2000, Brighton, UK, Part 1, pp 690-693