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Performance Studies of Nocturnal Cooling: The State of the Art

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Nocturnal Cooling Technology for Building Applications

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Various systems of nocturnal cooling have been studied for building applications. However, these days, urbanisation has become a global phenomenon which affects energy usage and outdoor comfort. Thus, with the growing trend of population and land scarcity, a new angle of nocturnal cooling approach should be explored in meeting the demand of urban climate and cities. The research attempts to characterise the underlying physical mechanism of nocturnal cooling of cities is necessary. This should be governed by the evolution of the thermal state and many thermal-driven issues in the cities. Therefore, the design tool of nocturnal cooling of urban climate is pivotal in order to improve the microclimate behaviour of cities.

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