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Summary

Normal stack effect in cold weather (left) and reverse stack effect in warm weather (right). The neutral plane is where the inside and outside pressures are equal. Based on Klote (2002), pp. 4-274 to 4-275.

Original vector illustration for Stack effect, level 2 Intermediate.

Source basis: Klote (2002), p. 4-274 (normal and reverse stack effect), p. 4-275 (Figure 4-12.2, air movement; redraw, do not copy)
Alt text: Two building sections with a central shaft: left, air enters low, rises in the shaft and leaves high; right, air enters high, falls in the shaft and leaves low.

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Short title	Normal stack effect in cold weather (left) and reverse stack effect in warm weather (right). The neutral plane is where the inside and outside pressures are equal. Based on Klote (2002), pp. 4-274 to 4-275.
Image title	Two building sections with a central shaft: left, air enters low, rises in the shaft and leaves high; right, air enters high, falls in the shaft and leaves low. Source basis: Klote (2002), p. 4-274 (normal and reverse stack effect), p. 4-275 (Figure 4-12.2, air movement; redraw, do not copy)
Width	900
Height	600