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PASSIVE COOLING IN HOT, ARID REGIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY EMPLOYING DOMED ROOFS AND REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF INTERNAL SURFACES.

Author(s) : BAHADORI M. N., HAGHIGHAT F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DESCRIBES AN INVESTIGATION BY FLOW NETWORK ANALYSIS OF NATURAL VENTILATION CAUSED BY WIND THROUGH BUILDINGS WITH DOMED ROOFS WITH AN OPENING AT THE CROWN. FINDS THAT THE LARGE AIR FLOW RATE IN THESE BUILDINGS (ALWAYS GREATER THAN WITH A FLAT ROOF) MAY BE USED TO STORE NIGHT AIR COOLNESS IN THE STRUCTURE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND KEEP THE MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE OF THE INTERIOR SURFACESLOW FOR THERMAL COMFORT IN SUMMER. THE LOWEST INTERNAL SURFACE TEMPERATURES MAY BE OBTAINED WHEN THE SURFACES ARE KEPT MOIST AND EVAPORATIVELY COOLED.

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  • Original title: PASSIVE COOLING IN HOT, ARID REGIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY EMPLOYING DOMED ROOFS AND REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF INTERNAL SURFACES.
  • Record ID : 1986-2026
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Environ. - vol. 20 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1985

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