Study of the natural convection phenomena inside a wall solar chimney with one wall adiabatic and one wall under a heat flux

E Bacharoudis, MG Vrachopoulos, MK Koukou… - Applied Thermal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Four wall solar chimneys have been constructed and put at each wall and orientation of a
small-scale test room so as to be used for the evaluation and measurement of their thermal …

Transitional natural convection flow and heat transfer in an open channel

E Sanvicente, S Giroux-Julien, C Ménézo… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The work presented here is an experimental study on natural convection flows in a
differentially heated open channel configuration. The applications concern the free cooling …

Ventilation potential of an absorber-partitioned air channel solar chimney for diurnal use under Mexican climate conditions

I Zavala-Guillén, J Xamán, I Hernández-Pérez… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
This research presents a thermal evaluation of an absorber-partitioned air channel solar
chimney (SC-AP) to determine its feasibility as a building ventilation system in a warm …

Combined effect of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on mixed convection flow of a viscous fluid in a vertical channel in the presence of first order chemical …

JC Umavathi, MA Sheremet, S Mohiuddin - European Journal of Mechanics …, 2016 - Elsevier
An analysis has been carried out to obtain the flow, heat and mass transfer characteristics of
a viscous fluid having temperature dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity in a vertical …

Laminar natural convection in a vertical isothermal channel with symmetric surface-mounted rectangular ribs

G Desrayaud, A Fichera - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2002 - Elsevier
In this paper, a numerical investigation of laminar natural convective flows in a vertical
isothermal channel with two rectangular ribs, symmetrically located on each wall, is carried …

Numerical simulation of modified Trombe-Michel Walls with exergy and energy analysis

S Corasaniti, L Manni, F Russo, F Gori - International Communications in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations of three configurations of a modified Trombe-Michel Wall (TMW) are
carried out and the numerical results are employed to carry on the energy and exergy …

Effects of variable properties and non-uniform heating on natural convection flows in vertical channels

J Hernandez, B Zamora - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2005 - Elsevier
The effects of variable properties and non-uniform heating on laminar air flows induced by
natural convection in vertical channels are investigated numerically. A full-elliptic model …

Effect of surface radiation on natural convective flows and onset of flow reversal in asymmetrically heated vertical channels

R Li, M Bousetta, E Chénier, G Lauriat - International journal of thermal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Numerical solutions on the influence of surface radiation on the laminar air flow induced by
natural convection in vertical, asymmetrically-heated channels are discussed. Variable …

Experimental and numerical natural convection in an asymmetrically heated double vertical facade

Y Cherif, E Sassine, S Lassue, L Zalewski - International Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work addresses the numerical and experimental study of natural convection
inside an asymmetrically heated open double vertical facade. Two heating cases were …

A numerical analysis of air flow topology within a vertical channel attached behind photovoltaic panel

H El Kharaz, K Khallaki, MS Kadiri… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work analyzes the flow topology of fluid air flow inside a vertical channel attached
behind a photovoltaic panel (PV) and its effect on heat transfer and wall temperature. The …