Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher

In the past without modern facilities and modern equipment for cooling and heating, the architect was obliged to use economical engineering systems that rely on natural energy. This article evaluates one of such economical systems: the windcatcher used in traditional house of Iran. Nowadays the glob...

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Main Authors: Gorginpour A., Jazayeri E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 2011-10-01
Series:Инженерно-строительный журнал
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Online Access:http://www.engstroy.spb.ru/index_2011_06/jazayeri_windcatcher.pdf
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description In the past without modern facilities and modern equipment for cooling and heating, the architect was obliged to use economical engineering systems that rely on natural energy. This article evaluates one of such economical systems: the windcatcher used in traditional house of Iran. Nowadays the global warming is one of the most concern in the world and the necessity of using the sustainable systems could be a good solution for having a comfort zone with a suitable relative humidity and temperature with lowest fossil fuel consumption. This research has gathered the information about traditional windcatcher and its modern modifications. The advantages and disadvantages of different windcatcher shapes are analyzed. The methods for enhancing its construction are suggested.
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spelling doaj.art-4d36ec7c46ec43eebbbf2b9e414f524d2022-12-22T03:04:28ZengPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityИнженерно-строительный журнал2071-47262071-03052011-10-012465660Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcherGorginpour A.Jazayeri E.In the past without modern facilities and modern equipment for cooling and heating, the architect was obliged to use economical engineering systems that rely on natural energy. This article evaluates one of such economical systems: the windcatcher used in traditional house of Iran. Nowadays the global warming is one of the most concern in the world and the necessity of using the sustainable systems could be a good solution for having a comfort zone with a suitable relative humidity and temperature with lowest fossil fuel consumption. This research has gathered the information about traditional windcatcher and its modern modifications. The advantages and disadvantages of different windcatcher shapes are analyzed. The methods for enhancing its construction are suggested.http://www.engstroy.spb.ru/index_2011_06/jazayeri_windcatcher.pdfWindcatcherBadgirZero carbonEnvironmentSolarwindcatcher
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Jazayeri E.
Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
Инженерно-строительный журнал
Windcatcher
Badgir
Zero carbon
Environment
Solarwindcatcher
title Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
title_full Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
title_fullStr Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
title_full_unstemmed Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
title_short Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
title_sort construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher
topic Windcatcher
Badgir
Zero carbon
Environment
Solarwindcatcher
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