Holistic review of the performance of the passive downdraught evaporative cooling system as a partial substitute to air conditioning in hot and dry climates
By: Malik, Rajesh
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Publisher: Mumbai The Indian Institute of Architects 2022Edition: Vol.87(6), June.Description: 28-36p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The objective of this paper is to review the functioning of the
passive downdraft evaporative cooling system in vernacular as well
as contemporary architecture and suggest appropriate means of
integrating it with air-conditioning in order to offset the inherent
drawbacks of both the systems. The methodology adopted to
achieve this objective was revisiting the fundamental principles of
the conventional PDEC in order to summarise the advantages and
shortcomings in the functioning of PDEC in contemporary buildings
and analyse the pros and cons of PDEC through energy simulation
exercises. The major findings of the paper include an analysis of
the contributions of some of the major parameters towards the
performance of PDEC which offer an insight into the possible
improvements in the performance of PDEC through innovations
and their repercussions.
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The objective of this paper is to review the functioning of the
passive downdraft evaporative cooling system in vernacular as well
as contemporary architecture and suggest appropriate means of
integrating it with air-conditioning in order to offset the inherent
drawbacks of both the systems. The methodology adopted to
achieve this objective was revisiting the fundamental principles of
the conventional PDEC in order to summarise the advantages and
shortcomings in the functioning of PDEC in contemporary buildings
and analyse the pros and cons of PDEC through energy simulation
exercises. The major findings of the paper include an analysis of
the contributions of some of the major parameters towards the
performance of PDEC which offer an insight into the possible
improvements in the performance of PDEC through innovations
and their repercussions.
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