@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000026,
	  title     = {Visualized Flow Patterns around and inside a  Two-Sided Wind-Catcher in the Presence of Upstream Structures},
	  author    = {M. Afshin and  A. Sohankar and  M. Dehghan Manshadi and  M. R. Daneshgar and  G. R. Dehghan Kamaragi},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {In this paper, the influence of upstream structures on the flow patternaround and inside the wind-catcher is experimentally investigated by smoke flow visualization techniques. Wind-catchers are an important part of natural ventilation in residential buildings or public places such as shopping centers, libraries, etc. Wind-catchers might be also used in places of high urban densities; hence their potential to provide natural ventilation is dependent on the presence of upstream structures. In this study, the two-sided wind-catcher model was based on a real wind-catcher observed in the city of Yazd, Iran. The present study focuses on the flow patterns around and inside the isolated two-sided wind-catcher, and on a two-sided wind-catcher in the presence of an upstream structure. The results show that the presence of an upstream structure influences the airflow pattern force and direction. Placing a high upstream structure reverses the airflow direction inside the wind-catcher.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {12},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {1312 - 1317},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000026},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/96},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 96, 2014},
	}