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PASSIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES

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Building cooling strategy

COMFORT TARGET

COMFORT TARGET

Minimizing solar gains through openings

Daytime ventilation

Minimizing solar gains through fabric

Minimizing casual gains

PROVISION OF COOLING

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PROVISION OF COOLING

PASSIVE COOLING

MECHANICAL COOLING

Active Solar

Conventional Refrigeration

USE OF AMBIENT HEAT SINKS

ADJUSTING COMFORT PARAMETERS

Humidity control Night air ventilation Earth contact

Air movement

Radiant cooling to night sky

Latent cooling by dehumidification

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Passive design Internal conditions modified due to the behavior of building form and fabric, without or with a little mechanical assistance Strategies for passive cooling Minimize heat gain, maximize heat removal to avoid overheating in spaces and reduce or eliminate ventilation and A/C energy uses Important elements Building envelope Other structural elements Ventilation strategy

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Passive cooling design factors

Human thermal comfort Bioclimatic chart for analysis of climate and human comfort Air movement Radiation heat effect

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Bioclimatic chart

Source: Olgay

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Comfort zone on a psychrometric chart

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Bioclimatic analysis (Givoni)

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Passive cooling methods

Comfort ventilation 9 Daytime Night ventilation for cooling Radiant cooling 9 Using roofs or radiators Direct evaporative cooling 9 Cooling tower Indirect evaporative cooling 9 Roof ponds Soil or earth cooling

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Use of ambient heat sinks

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Night ventilation

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The radiant sky

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The cooling function of the courtyard in hot arid climates

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Skytherm cooling system

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Earth cooling

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Underground dwellings at Matmata, Tunisia

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Earth contact cooling system

Earth contact cooling system for a church in Normal, Illinois

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Effect of night ventilation

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Night ventilation & night sky radiation

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Direct & indirect evaporative coolers

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Radiative & evaporative cooling

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Evaporative cooler & dehumidifier

Ambient air Dehumidifier Ambient air Dehumidifier Evaporative cooler building Ambient air
Evaporative cooler

Ambient air Evaporative cooler Dehumidifier

building

building Ambient air Dehumidifier

Evaporative cooler

Dehumidifier

Recirculation

Dehumidifier

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Recirculation

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Solar regenerated desiccant dehumidifier

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Air-to-air heat exchanger

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Configuration of solar chimneys

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Wind-induced pressure distribution

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La Sucka ventilation terminal

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Enhanced ridge suction

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Windowless night ventilator

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Examples of passive cooling designs

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Examples of passive cooling designs

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Minimizing cooling demand first

Solar protection is the most important factor in warm climates Protecting building and its occupants from solar heat and visual glare Some options for solar protection Building layout and orientation Window sizing, location and details Shading devices Colour of building envelope Vegetation near the building

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Common shading strategies

External projections overhangs External systems Louvers and screens Special window glazing Reflective, low-e, etc. Internal systems Curtains and blinds

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Advanced insulation technology