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minus-squareMidnight@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago Is it? 92kWh/m^3 of energy is a lot of cooling. It’d be hard to not be effective.
minus-squarelowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago These one ton blocks of ice would provide 12,000 Btu/h of cooling for 24hours. source: https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3263&context=publication#%3A~%3Atext=These+blocks+of+ice+would%2Cone-ton+block+of+ice. So a block of ice about the size and weight of a car to cool one house… I’m really just not following how any of this is worthy of attention?
minus-squareMidnight@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago size and weight of a car blocks of ice measuring 4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft. This you? Because 32 cubic ft is about the volume of most residential AC units.
minus-squarelowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agolol is that the size of your dwelling? That size (4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft) get’s you 12k btus which is not enough for any house lol.
92kWh/m^3 of energy is a lot of cooling. It’d be hard to not be effective.
source: https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3263&context=publication#%3A~%3Atext=These+blocks+of+ice+would%2Cone-ton+block+of+ice.
So a block of ice about the size and weight of a car to cool one house… I’m really just not following how any of this is worthy of attention?
This you?
Because 32 cubic ft is about the volume of most residential AC units.
lol is that the size of your dwelling? That size (4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft) get’s you 12k btus which is not enough for any house lol.