ancient technology....wind tunnels... throughout the Middle East: Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan these antique Persian designs dot around their towns and cities. They are windcatchers, known in the area as Bâdgir. Serving as ventilation systems they have given the people of the Middle East air conditioning for thousands of years. windcatchers may provide a solution for some very modern architectural problems. They are certainly effective, so much so that they have been used to refrigerate and can store water or good at temperatures near freezing even during the hottest months of the year. In central and eastern Iran the atmosphere is extremely dry, with extremes of temperature throughout the day and icy at night. Windcatchers assist in the moderation of this climate in both homes and storage areas.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:57:29 +0000
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