I said “around” 10c. An article said from 8 to 12 Celsius. There’s a paper that said from 46c exterior temperature, the tower can cool the interior to between 34 and 38c. I just rounded things up.
For a solution, we can generate green energy with solar panels and heat pumps.
As I said, the way the tower works is super interesting, but 34c is still very hot to be comfortable.
Yes, that sounds about right - the relative effect of the tower probably depends a lot on various factors like how windy it is, if extreme heat occurs only for a day or if it has been ongoing so that the water under ground is heated as well, etc.
These comments were in response to @Gangreless, who stated that a modern AC “can only cool about 20f below the outside temperature”. I didn’t catch that it was fahrenheit first, and now that I know I am happily backing off rather than having to think in terms of freedom units.
I said “around” 10c. An article said from 8 to 12 Celsius. There’s a paper that said from 46c exterior temperature, the tower can cool the interior to between 34 and 38c. I just rounded things up.
For a solution, we can generate green energy with solar panels and heat pumps.
As I said, the way the tower works is super interesting, but 34c is still very hot to be comfortable.
Yes, that sounds about right - the relative effect of the tower probably depends a lot on various factors like how windy it is, if extreme heat occurs only for a day or if it has been ongoing so that the water under ground is heated as well, etc.
These comments were in response to @Gangreless, who stated that a modern AC “can only cool about 20f below the outside temperature”. I didn’t catch that it was fahrenheit first, and now that I know I am happily backing off rather than having to think in terms of freedom units.