Back مدخنة شمسية Arabic Xemeneia solar Catalan Chimenea solar Spanish دودکش خورشیدی Persian Cheminée solaire French सौर चिम्नी Hindi Sunčev dimnjak Croatian Cerobong surya ID Komin słoneczny Polish Solarni dimnjak Serbo-Croatian
A solar chimney – often referred to as a thermal chimney – is a way of improving the natural ventilation of buildings by using convection of air heated by passive solar energy. A simple description of a solar chimney is that of a vertical shaft utilizing solar energy to enhance the natural stack ventilation through a building.
The solar chimney has been in use for centuries, particularly in the Middle East and Near East by the Persians, as well as in Europe by the Romans.