An investigation on wind-catcher technology and its applicability in passive cooling

TITLE PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1 Passive Cooling

1-1-1 Heat Protection Techniques

1-1-2 Heat Modulation Techniques

1-1-3 Heat Dissipation Techniques

1-2 Controlled Natural Ventilation

1-2-1 Controlled Natural Ventilation Devices

1- 2-2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Natural Ventilation Systems

CHAPTER 2 HISTORY OF WIND-CATCHERS

2- 1 Wind-Catchers in Persian Literature

2-2 Wind-Catchers from Foreign Travelers’ Account

2-3 Wind-Catchers Reported in Iranian Architecture

2- 4 Wind-Catchers in Arabic Architecture

CHAPTER 3 ARCHITECTURE OF WIND-CATCHERS

3- 1 Climatic Architecture of Central Iran

3-2 Classification of Wind-Catchers

3-3 Construction of Wind-Catchers

3-3-1 Construction of One-Sided Wind-Catchers in Ardakan and Meybod

3-3-2 Construction of Four-Sided Wind-Catchers in Yazd

3-3-3 Details of Yazdi Wind-Catchers

3-4 Unique Wind-Catchers of Iran

3-5 Wind-Catchers in Other Countries

CHAPTER 4 PERFORMANCE OF WIND-CATCHERS

CHAPTER 5 USE OF WIND-CATCHERS IN MODERN ARCHTECTURE

5-1 Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, India

5-2 Zion National Park Visitor Centre, United States of America

5-3 UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, UK

5-4 The Lanchester Library, UK

5-5 Bluewater Shopping Mall, UK

5- 6 Air Tree Structures, Spain

CHAPTER 6 SIMULATION OF A WIND-CATCHER IN PALERMO

6- 1 Climate of Palermo

6-2 SperaVent Simulation

6-2-1 Basic Model

6-2-2 Orientation

6-2-3 Height of Tower

6-2-4 Outlet Size and Position

6-2-5 Window Size and Position

CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION

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