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It would get too hot in most places, I think. Glass, especially if double walled, stops the heat getting out, but most of the heat from the sun will be able to
by stephen_g 7y ago
It would get too hot in most places, I think. Glass, especially if double walled, stops the heat getting out, but most of the heat from the sun will be able to get in (as infra-red). So you'd need supporting systems (i.e. air conditioning) outside.
- p1necone 7y agoLocal warming is a myth, the dome is just going through a natural cycle of warming and cooling!
- klingonopera 7y agoAFAIK, at a certain depth below ground-level, the temperature is constant all-year-round. Something like that in two meters the ground is constantly around 14°C or something like that. ...so basically all you'd need to do is just dig a hole, put a bunch of metal pipes inside, seal it all up and run cooling water through and couple it to a closed-loop temperature control and you're done. The idea is from an article from overclockers.com from the mid-2000s, about a dude who built his own water-cooling system and wanted a more efficient radiator. Not sure if I can find it again...
- nitrogen 7y agoOr just use a commercially available heat pump.
- pdpi 7y agoThat only works for a limited amount of time though. E.g. the London tube has warmed the rock around it by a very considerable amount. https://www.citymetric.com/transport/londons-tube-has-been-running-so-long-its-literally-raising-temperature-earth-around-it https://www.citymetric.com/transport/londons-tube-has-been-r...
- nkrisc 7y agoIf you're talking about a half acre biodome, your "limited amount of time" is probably longer than the life of the planet.