Experimental studies of a passive cooling roof in hot arid areas

An experimental study of passive cooling roof was carried out for a typical summer day of June for Laghouat in Algeria. The proposed roof design is composed of a metal plate ceiling over which lies a bed of rocks in a water pool. Over this bed is an air gap separated from the external environment by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: H. Ben Cheikh, A. Bouchair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Renewable Energy Development Center (CDER) 2008-12-01
Series:Revue des Énergies Renouvelables
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Online Access:https://revue.cder.dz/index.php/rer/article/view/101