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Experimental investigation of new designs of wind towers

Bahadori Nejad , M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.12.018
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. Two new designs of wind towers were tested side by side with a conventional wind tower in the city of Yazd, Iran. All the towers were of identical dimensions. The two new designs were one with wetted column, consisting of wetted curtains hung in the tower column, and the other one with wetted surfaces, consisting of wetted evaporative cooling pads mounted at its entrance. The air temperature leaving the wind towers with evaporative cooling provisions were much lower than the air temperature leaving the conventional design, and its relative humidity much higher. The air-flow rate was reduced slightly in these new towers. It was found that the wind tower with wetted column performs better with high wind speeds whereas the tower with wetted surfaces performs better with low wind speeds. It is recommended that these new designs of wind towers should be manufactured in different sizes and incorporated in the designs of new buildings. They can replace the evaporative coolers currently employed in Iran, and other hot arid regions, with considerable saving in electrical energy consumption. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. Atmospheric humidity ; Cooling systems ; Passive evaporative cooling ; Wind towers ; Cooling towers ; Energy utilization ; Evaporation ; Architectural design ; Comparative study ; Cooling ; Energy conservation ; Energy use ; Experimental study ; Ventilation ; Wind power ; Wind velocity ; Asia ; Eurasia ; Iran ; Middle East ; Yazd
  8. Source: Renewable Energy ; Volume 33, Issue 10 , 2008 , Pages 2273-2281 ; 09601481 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148107004120