Wind Towers Architecture, Climate and Sustainability /

• Main Authors: Bahadori, Mehdi N. (Author), Dehghani-sanij, Alireza (Author), Sayigh, Ali (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Architecture.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Architecture, general.; Building Construction.

This unique volume provides the only holistic treatment of wind towers, a core aspect of sustainable architecture in hot, arid climates. The authors explain how traditional incarnations of these structures provide significant decreases in energy consumption through their use of renewable wind resour...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The History of Baudgeers
• The Architecture of Baudgeers
• An Analytical – Numerical Study of the Performance of Conventional Wind Towers
• An Analytical – Numerical Study of the Performance of New Designs of Wind towers
• Performance Evaluation of New Designs of Baudgeers Compared to the Conventional Ones
• Designing, Constructing and Testing Conventional Baudgeers and New Designs
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Pictures of Baudgeers.