Thermal stack airflows inside the solar chimney with discrete heat sources: Reversal flow regime defined by chimney inclination and thermal Rayleigh number
Xiu-Hong Ren, Lei Wang, Run-Zhe Liu, Lin Wang, Fu-Yun Zhao
Topics & Concepts
Solar chimneyChimney (locomotive)MechanicsNusselt numberThermalStack effectStreamlines, streaklines, and pathlinesHeat transferRayleigh numberThermosiphonMaterials scienceThermodynamicsMeteorologyNatural convectionPhysicsTurbulencePower stationReynolds numberSmokeSolar Energy Systems and TechnologiesBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationWind and Air Flow Studies