Experimental measurements and theoretical predictions of flowfield and temperature distribution inside a wall solar chimney

Papaefthimiou, VD; Katsanos, CO; Vrachopoulos, MG; Filios, AE; Koukou, MK; Layrenti, FG

dc.contributor.author	Papaefthimiou, VD	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsanos, CO	en
dc.contributor.author	Vrachopoulos, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Filios, AE	en
dc.contributor.author	Koukou, MK	en
dc.contributor.author	Layrenti, FG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:56:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:56:29Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0954-4062	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28116
dc.subject	wall solar chimney	en
dc.subject	simulation	en
dc.subject	experiment	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Mechanical	en
dc.subject.other	VENTILATION	en
dc.subject.other	PERFORMANCE	en
dc.subject.other	BUILDINGS	en
dc.subject.other	MODEL	en
dc.title	Experimental measurements and theoretical predictions of flowfield and temperature distribution inside a wall solar chimney	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The behaviour of solar chimneys in their general form has been studied and certified both theoretically and experimentally. The wall solar chimney concept, however, has been studied only theoretically and has not been certified at a laboratory level. To meet this objective, experimental and theoretical work is being carried out so as to obtain a clear understanding of the system's operation. A small-scale test room has been designed and constructed at the campus of the Technological Educational Institution of Halkida located in the agricultural area of Psachna in Greece. Wall solar chimneys have been constructed and put at each wall and orientation so as to be used to evaluate and measure their thermal behaviour and to certify their efficiency in satisfying the requirements for heating and air conditioning in buildings. A mathematical model has been developed that faces the problem as a natural convection one between two vertical parallel plates. First results have been compared with experimental measurements and show that the model predicts with sufficient accuracy the flowfield and temperature distribution measurements inside the solar chimney for the current configuration.	en
heal.publisher	PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD	en
heal.journalName	PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000245427800004	en
dc.identifier.volume	221	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	33	en
dc.identifier.epage	41	en