Table 3 The boundary conditions CFD input data.

From: Integrating physical experiments with computational fluid dynamics to transform mosque minarets into efficient solar chimneys

Wind velocity outside the model

Environment temperature

Inlet opening pressure

Outlet opening pressure

Wind direction

CFD used materials

1 ms–1

28°

1 Pa

0 Pa

north

Outside the model: air

The model walls: bricks

Minaret & mosque connected walls: heat insulation material

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