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Termodynamics

Author(s) -

Mark Wolverton

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

mechanical engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1943-5649

pISSN - 0025-6501

DOI - 10.1115/1.2020-mar2

Subject(s) - ingenuity , architectural engineering , engineering , air conditioning , natural (archaeology) , construction engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , history , neoclassical economics , archaeology , economics

We humans like to congratulate ourselves for our ingenuity. Yet nature’s passive designs often outperform our expensive, energy-hungry technologies. And while engineers and architects can improve their designs by mimicking the natural world, nature always has another lesson to teach. That has certainly been the case for termites and air conditioning. This study highlights what engineers and architects can learn from termites about heating and cooling.

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