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Thermal and Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Solar Chimney Building Systems

Bernardo Buonomo| Oronzio Manca | Sergio Nardini | Paolo Romano

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa (CE), Italy

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Abstract:

In this paper a numerical investigation on a prototypal solar chimney system integrated in a south facade of a building is presented. The analysis is carried out on a three-dimensional model in air flow and the governing equations are given in terms of k-ε turbulence model. Two geometrical configurations are investigated: 1) a channel with principal walls one vertical and the other inclined and 2) a channel with vertical parallel walls. The chimney is 4.0 m high, 1.5 m wide whereas the thickness is 0.20 m for the vertical parallel walls configuration and at the inlet 0.34 m and at the outlet 0.20 m for the inclined ones. The problem is solved by means of the commercial code Ansys-Fluent and the results are performed for an uniform wall heat flux on the vertical wall equal to 300 and 600 W/m2. Results are given in terms of wall temperature distributions, air velocity and temperature fields and transversal profiles in order to evaluate the differences between the two base configurations and thermal and fluid dynamic behaviors. Further, the ground effect on thermal performances is examined and discussed.

1. Introduction

2. Mathematical Model

3. The Numerical Solution

4. Results and Discussion

5. Conclusions

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