Abstract
Figure 4.1 indicates the cross section of a conventional wind tower or Baudgeer which has been chosen for study and analysis. The Baudgeer consists of three parts: mouth (head of Baudgeer), column, and blow conveying hatch.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Karakasanis C, Bahadori MN, Vickerly BJ (1984) A study of the external wind pressure distribution and the estimation of internal ventilation flows in buildings employing wind towers, University of Western Ontario Research Report BLWT–ss 25
Karakasanis C, Bahadori MN, Vickery BJ (1986) Evaluation of pressure coefficients and estimation of air flow rates in buildings employing wind towers. Sol Energy 37(5):363–374
Pakzad AR (1997) Analysis of two new designs of wind towers. M.S. Thesis, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
Bahadori MN, Pakzad AR (2002) Performance evaluation of new designs of wind towers, Paper No. FEDSM2002-31247. In: Proceedings of ASME FEDSM 02, ASME 2002 fluids engineering division summer meeting, Montreal, QC, 14–18 July 2002
Bahadori MN, Yaghubi M (2006) Ventilation and natural cooling system in traditional buildings of Iran. University Publication Center, Tehran
Duffie JA, Beckman WA (2006) Solar engineering of thermal processes. Wiley, New York, NY
Bahadori MN, Chamberlain MS (1986) A simplification of weather data to evaluate daily and monthly energy needs of residential buildings. Sol Energy 36(6):499–507
Mirhosseini SA (2003) Determining the clear air coefficient for different cities of Iran. M.S. Thesis, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
Bahadori MN, Mirhosseini SA (2004) Clear air coefficients for different cities of Iran. In: Third seminar for optimization of fuel consumption in buildings, pp 603–611
Vickery BJ (1981) The use of wind tunnels in the analysis of naturally ventilated structures. In: American section of the international solar energy society, Miami Beach, Florida, pp 728–742
Bahadorinejad MN (1981) Pressure coefficients to evaluate air flow patterns in wind towers. In: International passive and hybrid cooling conference, Miami Beach, Florida, pp.206–210
ASHRAE Handbook, Fundamentals, American Society of Heating, Refringerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA (1981)
Porges F (1994) HVAC engineers handbook, 10th edn. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bahadori, M.N., Dehghani-sanij, A., Sayigh, A. (2014). An Analytical–Numerical Study of the Performance of Conventional Wind Towers. In: Wind Towers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05876-4_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05876-4_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-05875-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-05876-4
eBook Packages: EnergyEnergy (R0)