windcatcher
Sign in to saveAlso known as wind catcher, badgir, wind tower, wind scoop
thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]
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23 sectionsContents
- Location
- Cooling methods
- Airflow forces
- Wind pressure
- Convection
- Night flushing (colder air)
- Subterranean cooling
- Evaporative cooling
- Windcatchers and climate change
- Regional use
- Africa
- Egypt
- Middle East and Asia
- Iran
- Australia
- Europe
- France
- United Kingdom
- Americas
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]
A windcatcher, wind tower, or wind scoop () is a traditional architectural element used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in buildings. Windcatchers come in various designs, depending on whether local prevailing winds are unidirectional, bidirectional, or multidirectional, on how they change with altitude, on the daily temperature cycle, on humidity, and on how much dust needs to be removed. Despite the name, windcatchers can also function without wind.