NanoTechnology for Air Conditioners

Mar 27, 2021 9:38 AM

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https://news.mit.edu/2021/transaera-air-conditioner-0326
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofbq1_hxSQ

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I wasn't aware MOFs were available in anything thicker than a thin film

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

This seems more about water capture than air conditioning. What about the desert? Going to be a lot of hot people in Arizona.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But you are taking money out of the mouths of billion-dollar utility companies /s

5 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 1

There are better tricks via smarter building designs that use passive cooling techniques and have been around for ages...

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As an actual HVAC engineer - R32 is a little explody, you might as well use propane... AND WHERE DOES THE WATER GO?

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

MOF - a fancy expensive desiccant

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

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5 years ago (deleted Apr 6, 2021 9:47 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

This sort of thing doesn't get suppressed, it just usually turns out to be very hard to do commercially at scale...

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

...You can do anything once in a lab with a million dollars of r&d and a lab full of equipment. Doesn't mean you can make it viable.

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