Investigation on thermal performance of glazed solar chimney walls

Abstract This paper reports investigation on the thermal performance of glazed solar chimney walls (GSCW) under the tropical climatic conditions of Thailand. The GSCW consisted of double glass panes with an air layer and openings located at the bottom (room side glass pane) and at the top (ambient side glass pane). A prototype of GSCW was integrated into the southern wall of a small room of 2.8 m 3 volume. Its dimensions were as follows: 0.74 m height, 0.50 m width and 0.10 m air gap. The size of openings was 0.05 × 0.5 m 2 . With a clear glass of 6 mm thickness, velocity field measurement indicated that the induced airflow rate was about 0.13–0.28 m 3 /s. The temperature difference between room and ambient was less than that with a single layer clear glass window. The reduction of daylight due to the double glass layer is negligible. Comparison between simulated and experimental results showed a reasonable agreement, therefore, the developed numerical model is valid and could be used as a tool for the design of GSCW.

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