Pochee, H;
Gunstone, J;
Wilton, O;
(2017)
New insight on passive ice making and seasonal storage of the Iranian Yakhchal and their potential for contemporary applications.
In: Brotas, L and Roaf, S and Nicol, F, (eds.)
Proceedings of the Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017: Design to Thrive.
(pp. pp. 3579-3586).
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Abstract
The Yakhchals of Iran are a type of ancient structure and system used to produce, harvest and store ice for cooling uses later in the year. In this paper, the authors present an explanation of how Yakhchals are understood to have operated and then go on to present analyses of aspects of the ice making and storage processes. A transient 1D heat transfer model is used to predict how much ice could be made over the course of a year. A second transient heat transfer simulation is used to predict the amount of ice that could be retained (not melt) over the storage season. Finally, the potential for a modern day application of passive ice making and storage for space cooling in an ultra-low energy office is explored.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | New insight on passive ice making and seasonal storage of the Iranian Yakhchal and their potential for contemporary applications |
| Event: | Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017: Design to Thrive |
| Location: | Edinburgh, UK |
| Dates: | 03 July 2017 - 05 July 2017 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | www.plea-arch.org |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Yakhchal, ice, passive, cooling, simulation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087896 |
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