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Title: Establishing feasibility for providing passive cooling with solar updraft and evaporative downdraft chimneys

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7105343· OSTI ID:7105343

At the present time all experimental towers (chimneys) are completed and operating. This consists of both a solar updraft and a natural-evaporative downdraft tower retrofitted to an existing residence structure and a greenhouse. The residential, experimental, natural-draft cooling system was completed in May, 1985, and five months of summer data on a Hewlet Packard 85 data acquisition computer with a digital voltmeter were acquired. The cooling tower and solar chimney on the experimental greenhouse became operational in September of 1985. A conceptual drawing of both the greenhouse and the residence natural-draft towers is included in the appendix along with the September 85 progress report.

Research Organization:
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84CH10205
OSTI ID:
7105343
Report Number(s):
DOE/CH/10205-T5; ON: DE93003062
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English