Active Solar Chimney (ASC) - Numerical and Experimental Study of Energy Storage and Evaporative Cooling
Abstract
Research in the domain of renewable energies has been showing increasing consideration of energetic sustainability due to the escalation of global environmental concern. This paper focuses on implementing an energy storage solution in a hybrid ventilation system. Solar Chimneys constitute an effective technology used in green building architecture that capitalizes on solar energy to provide thermal comfort and air quality. The study centers on the effects of the organic paraffinic Phase Changing Material (PCM) RT-44 panel upon the thermal performance of a laboratory prototype and a stand-alone solar chimney. Furthermore, a numerical model has been established, which solves the thermal exchange of a PCM integrated multi-layered wall. The mass balance of the aerodynamic model of the chimney channel is calculated and input into a coupled model.