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I saw that and I was like “everything they did was 2000 years before it right?” The author is hyping it up too much. The author goes on to speculate that peopl
by crawsome 5y ago
I saw that and I was like “everything they did was 2000 years before it right?”
The author is hyping it up too much. The author goes on to speculate that people are going to give up air conditioning for this.
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- ecocentrik 5y agoSystems like this wouldn't replace air conditioning in all settings but they might influence the design and integration of future air conditioning systems. I can easily imagine architecture that incorporates air catchers which feed a cool breeze into electronic temperature precision units that are significantly more energy efficient. We can combine this with what we know about fluid dynamics and creating air pressure differentials to move cool air through structures at near zero cost. AC units with massive fans doing all the heavy lifting are incredibly inefficient.
- balfirevic 5y ago> AC units with massive fans doing all the heavy lifting are incredibly inefficient. By what criteria? How much energy does it take to move the air around compared to actually cooling it?