wind catcher
Passive cooling tower
A wind catcher is an architectural feature designed to channel breezes into a building for ventilation and cooling.
Traditional in Middle Eastern and Persian architecture, these towers capture wind from above rooftops and direct it downward into living spaces: The old houses in Yazd are famous for their wind catchers.
Modern sustainable architecture has revived the concept.
- towerTall slender edifice
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- cross ventilationAirflow between opposite openings
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cool airChilled atmospheric movement
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Mechanical cooling system
electric fan · HVAC system · central air · active cooling · blower
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Opening for waste gases
chimney · flue · ventilation shaft · smoke stack · exhaust fan
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