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Measurement of Badgirs in different region of Iran
Persian Gulf region and desert

NASURI'S HOUSE
Siraf, 18th century
This tower is 14.83m high. The room located under Badgir is 12.24m long and 2.80m wide, with a surface area of 34.27m2 and a height under ceiling of 3.84m. The room has a door and two small windows giving onto other rooms
The house is located on a hill between the sea and mountains
MEASURING VELOCITY AND ANGLE OF PREVAILING WIND
We conducted our analyzes under different temperatures and wind conditions.
Inclination of Badgir face to prevailing wind noted by GPS

MEASURING THE VOLUME AIR OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING AIR DUCT
The main room with a four sided Badgir.
Anemometer
TA300 / TROTEC
THE BEHAVIOUR OF WIND UNDER THE BADGIR
The piece of red paper is sucked to outside when the duct is in extraction mode; otherwise the paper is pushed to inside the room.
Air flow in ducts


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