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I think the approach is a bit more novel than normal dehumidifiers. Instead of just collecting water dripping of the condenser coils, they use the cooler air to

I think the approach is a bit more novel than normal dehumidifiers. Instead of just collecting water dripping of the condenser coils, they use the cooler air to make a "rain chamber". The website talks about "maintaining a dew point within a condensation chamber".

stephengillie 8y ago
This sounds like Persian Wind Catchers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher There's a similar type of building which uses temperature difference to generate condensation within a building, creating a pool of water. The name escapes me at the moment.
- kazinator 8y ago
  > The name escapes me at the moment. Vancouver Condo
  - tomcam 8y ago
    ...and scene. Might as well just close the thread at this point.
- beaconstudios 8y ago
  the wind traps, from Dune?
  - stephengillie 8y ago
    Similar - wind traps in Persia and Arabia. Those in Dune were probably inspired by their real world counterparts.
    - beaconstudios 8y ago
      probably - the book did lean very heavily on middle eastern cultural references.
- jamiek88 8y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhchāl https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhchāl
cellularmitosis 8y ago
Was this the mechanism at work in the movie "Prometheus"?