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PublicaciónOptimization of solar chimney performance through CFD modelling and parametric experimental design(AccScience Publishing, 2026-07-01)This study presents a detailed parametric evaluation of solar chimney performance by combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations with advanced design-of-experiments (DOE) techniques. The analysis focuses on the effects of chimney height, collector-to-chimney AR, chimney geometry, and construction material under realistic environmental conditions. CFD modelling was used to compute airflow, temperature rise, and the resulting buoyancy driven updraft, while DOE procedures enabled the structured assessment of main effects and interaction effects across geometric factors. The results indicate that larger collector areas relative to chimney cross-section (high AR) and the use of a divergent chimney configuration significantly enhance updraft velocity and mechanical power generation. The configuration with a 30 m chimney and AR = 6 produced an updraft of approximately 12–13 m/s and a power output close to 15 kW, representing the highest performance among all simulated cases. Important interactions between AR and chimney geometry were identified, confirming that single-factor analyses may overlook coupled behaviours relevant to system optimization. These findings offer concise design guidance for enhancing solar chimney performance under local climatic conditions and confirm the feasibility of small, well-optimized systems as a clean energy option in high-irradiation regions. The analysis is based on steady-state simulations, which inherently simplify real conditions.
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PublicaciónRaising Awareness in the Adoption of COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Higher Education Students through an Epidemiological Surveillance Mobile App(CEUR-WS, 2021-01-01)COVID-19 disease has started several levels of alert and biosafety protocols to mitigate the risk of contagion everywhere, therefore causing universities to adopt the virtual environments in their teachings, but nowadays it became a necessity to return to classrooms in a short term basis; however, how prepared are we for this “new normal”? In this research, a validated questionnaire was used to measure the knowledge of COVID-19 and preventive measures adopted by university students, before and after the use of an epidemiological surveillance mobile app, developed as a tool to raise awareness in students. The research was quantitative, quasi-experimental, it was applied in a sample of 82 students, the analysis was global and gender inferential using the non-parametric T test for paired samples. The results indicated that the epidemiological surveillance mobile app made possible to raise awareness in the students in the adoption of preventive measures, proposing awareness strategies that allow establishing alerts and timely controls. © 2020 Copyright for this paper by its authors.
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