Problematic of the passive cooling systems in hot-humid tropical zones
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Keywords
- cooling,
- hot-humid climate,
- passive systems,
- thermal comfort
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Abstract
This article focuses on expressing some problems with the implementation of some passive cooling systems for housing projects located in hot-humid climatic zones, since most of the time the climatic conditions are of thermal discomfort. The biggest problem is that high temperatures are accompanied by high levels of humidity, making it necessary to implement more than two cooling strategies, and although effective, they do not manage to be sufficient to maintain comfort levels most of the time, making necessary the use of active systems that consume a lot of energy. In the development of the article, some passive cooling strategies proposed by Givoni in their bioclimatic chart (Givoni, 1969) are analyzed separately to know their degree of effectiveness in a proposed case study with a hot-humid climate with rainfall throughout the year. With the strategies studied, the aim is to reduce the temperature as well as humidity inside a standard room.
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