Architecture and aerodynamics, passive downdraught evaporative cooling (PDEC) in non domestic buildings. Wind tunnel tests for the experimental building design.

MCA is a partner in a research group which is being funded by the European Commissions JOULE program to explore the application of passive downdraught evaporative cooling (PDEC) in non-domestic buildings (I). As part of MCA's task to design a full scale experimental building, special components were designed to catch the wind and distribute through the building spaces. To determine the most efficient form for these components, a series of wind tunnel tests was undertaken at the University of Ancona, Italy. The following abstract describes the objectives methods and results of these tests.