3D Printed Cool Bricks - Could this replace Air Conditioning in Desert Climates?
For centuries there has been a known method of cooling air, using nothing but water. The idea, based on concept of evaporation allow for hot dry air to flow into contact with water, causing that water to evaporate, thus cooling and moisturizing the air. While there have been individuals who have used this method quite sparsley over the past couple thousand years, Emerging Objects has now used 3D printing to advance the method, with the fabrication of their ceramic 3D printed Cool Bricks. These blocks can be put together to form entire walls which can be placed inside of a building. Read and see more on these Cool Bricks at: http://3dprint.com/41447/3d-printed-cool-brick/
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Works best in place where water is hard to come by? Hmmm
I grew up with an evaporative cooler.....my question is - where are you getting the water for this to work in the desert? water is not cheap in a desert if at all.....people in a desert think about using water in a desert for 1st drinking then 2nd crops/cattle - so I can eat 3rd saving it so I can do 1&2. Nice idea but where it works best is where cooling is low on the list of needs.