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A traditional Persian method of cooling was to build windcatchers combined with an underground intake that was routed underground where it cooled. https://en.w
by pcrh 12y ago
A traditional Persian method of cooling was to build windcatchers combined with an underground intake that was routed underground where it cooled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Qanat_wind_tower.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Qanat_wind_tower.svg
- jessaustin 12y agoThat seems like a great idea if you happen to build near a functional qanat. It's irrelevant to 99.9% of the locations where humans build homes.
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- jessaustin 12y ago...in very specific environments, at huge cost.
- kitd 12y agoA qanat can be little more than a shaded pond. It doesn't have to be underground. Air around it is cooled, then drawn by the wind tower through the house.
- jessaustin 12y agoOK, that makes sense. All you need for that is a source of water and a low-humidity environment. I guess well pumps use less energy than air conditioners?
- pcrh 12y agoIt's unlikely to work well for offices and high rises, granted. But it wouldn't be too hard to imagine this kind of set-up being modernized and applied to many suburban homes in the US Southwest, for example.