Browsing by Author "Santra, Somnath"

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Hybrid solar Chimneys: Enhancing thermal comfort and Alleviating indoor air pollutants − A comprehensive review

Mandal, Dipak Kumar; Bose, Sharmistha; Biswas, Nirmalendu; Manna, Nirmal K.; Santra, Somnath; Cüce, Erdem; Alshahrani, Saad (Elsevier, 2025)

Indoor air pollution (IP) remains underrecognized compared to outdoor pollution, despite extensive research on environmental contamination and outdoor air quality. Individuals of all age groups spend the majority of their ...
A novel comparative study of machine learning surrogate models for solar chimney (SC) plant performance evaluation: Thermo-physical insights

Mandal, Dipak Kumar; Vaishali; Gupta, Kritesh Kumar; Biswas, Nirmalendu; Manna, Nirmal K.; Santra, Somnath; Cüce, Erdem (Elsevier, 2025)

This study analyzes the thermophysical performance of a conventional Manzanares solar chimney (SC) plant for finding the optimal configuration by varying three key design parameters, namely inlet height of the collector, ...