Passive cooling and natural ventilation by the windcatcher (Badgir): An experimental and simulation study of indoor air quality, thermal comfort and passive cooling power
Payam Nejat, M. Salim Ferwati, John Kaiser Calautit, Ali Ghahramani, Mohammadamin Sheikhshahrokhdehkordi
Topics & Concepts
Natural ventilationThermal comfortEnvironmental scienceWind speedVentilation (architecture)MeteorologyIndoor air qualityAirflowMarine engineeringThermalPassive coolingAirspeedComputational fluid dynamicsRadiant coolingEngineeringMechanical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringAerospace engineeringPhysicsWind and Air Flow StudiesBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research