Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1550929 Solar Energy 2012 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Reverse flow phenomenon and its impact on ventilation are quantified. ► Inclined passive wall solar chimney is proposed as a new solar chimney design. ► Effectiveness of the new design is examined over a range of Rayleigh numbers. ► Numerical results are supported by scaling arguments and visualization experiment.
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Flow reversal effects on buoyancy induced air flow in a solar chimney
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