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DESIGN AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A PASSIVE COOLED BUILDING FOR THE SEMI-ARID CLIMATE OF INDIA.

Author(s) : SRIVASTAVA A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PRESENTS DESIGN AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A HOSTEL BUILDING USING PASSIVE COOLING AT JODHPUR IN INDIA. A THERMAL MODEL, BASED ON FOURIER SERIES (IN TIME) EXPANSIONS OF SOLAR INSOLATION AND AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE, IS DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS COOLING APPROACHES SUCH AS A WIND TOWER, A DESERT COOLING FAN AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING ON THE ROOF. NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT THE BEST COOLING OCCURS IN THE ROOMS WHICH ARE PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND AND WHEN THE ROOF IS TREATED BY EVAPORATIVE COOLING. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 19, N 3, 1984, 13, 84-00799.

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  • Original title: DESIGN AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A PASSIVE COOLED BUILDING FOR THE SEMI-ARID CLIMATE OF INDIA.
  • Record ID : 1985-0253
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy Build. - vol. 6 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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