Process Definitions
Civilizations throughout the ages have found ingenious ways to combat the heat in their region. From the Persian ‘Windcatcher,’ which channelled air through shafts on the roofs of mud huts, to early forms of Evaporative Cooling where air was vented through wet tent doors or across porous pots, these have formed the base methods of Air Cooling Processes today.
There are three main Air Cooling Processes in current use:
Evaporative Air Cooling
The Evaporative Cooling Process reduces temperature by channelling air through damp pads and is on average 66% cheaper to install than Air Conditioning.
Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning cools by blowing air across a refrigerant-filled coil and distributing it to a controlled indoor environment, however energy costs are on average 445% more expensive to run in hot weather than Evaporative Cooling.
Forced Ventilation
Forced Ventilation forces air through ducts under pressure, but only cools to just above outside temperature in ideal conditions. However, on average this produces the same amount of Carbon Emissions as Evaporative Cooling (1.5 Tonnes).
