#AirFlow

[mindblowingscience]

A mysterious and rapid rise in Legionnaires' disease, a severe bacterial lung infection, has been linked to cleaner air, in a US study of trends in sulfur dioxide pollution. Puzzled by the lengthy global upsurge in Legionnaires' disease, an atypical form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, researchers at two US universities and the New York State Department of Health investigated possible environmental factors that could explain the trend in their neck of the woods.

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[basic-retro-programming]

Source: MunyArist on Pinterest

Post #265: Advertisement by Airflow, When your computer room air conditioner fails, you may adapt. But what about your hardware?, 2023.

[dank-meme-my-gf-sends-me]

[radiation-station]

Haha, guess who TOTALLY forgot to post this immediately after the other one?

Anyway, this here is one of my favorite things I've ever drawn! Since there were still a couple days hours of July left, I figured I would go through my mutuals' lists of OCs and try and wrangle as many disabled characters as I could for one big Disability Awareness Month piece! This was the last thing I made for Art Fight, and what a doozy it was to put together! I found a brush I liked to make the shadows of the tree's leaves, though I could have used it a little more effectively. I ran out of time in the end, so there's a lot of detail I never got to add on, like proper shadows and Cutie Marks.

Characters (and their owners!) in order from left to right, back to front: Indigo Splash (@pink-pone) Orange Sherbert (@mymind-theirvisions) Hicks (@sugar0612) Crystal Evening (@frej3318 I really hope I got that right!) Nimrie (@ourhome-ourstory) Airflow (Me!) Sweet Placebo (@caballo-bay-missives Also me!) Amaryllis (@askablindflorist) Puzzle Piece (@unlocktheaskblog) Jasmine Fahrenheit (@techbro-arts) Frae Welk (@ask-tay-relic)

[uscarssince1935]

1937 Chrysler Airflow Coupé

My tumblr-blogs:

www.tumblr.com/germancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/frenchcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/englishcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/italiancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/japanesecarssince1947 & www.tumblr.com/uscarssince1935

[sepiadays]

1934 De Soto Airflow coupe. Detail from a brochure image.

[almostarts]

Printed Terracotta Cooler

The low-tech cooler is a project I developed with the global design agency, Entreautre. We started with a simple principle inspired by traditional practices: a porous terracotta container filled with water. 

Thanks to a ventilation system (WEEE), the airflow in contact with the wet surface allows water to evaporate in order to produce cold air.

To achieve an interesting effect, we sought to increase the wet wall surface in contact with ventilated air as much as possible. Ceramic 3D printing allowed us to test complex volumes such as differential growth. The natural process of differential growth was also a coherent aesthetic to produce a manifesto product in order to share the vision behind the process.

The process 

I designed this structure with the software Grasshopper. It's a visual 3D programming language linked to Rhino 3D that allows the achievement of complex and parametric pieces that couldn't be done with traditional CAD programs.

I learned the software by myself to achieve the program in order to print the final shape. This shape came from all the different constraints I was confronted with:

The material: The lining thickness, the porosity.

The method of conception: Height, material volume contained in the printing pipe, printing time, clearance angle.

The metrics of minimal performances: Structure resistance, water volume, surface exchange between ceramic airflow and water.

I worked with Luc Dauphin, a mechanical engineer, and Bastien Pyon, Fablab's CEO, who guided me in dealing with those constraints.

The 3D printing machine is an exclusive machine designed by the Dutch artist, Olivier Van Herpt. The one that we used is the only one that exists outside his studio. It works like a traditional 3D plastic printer, where a piston extrudes the terra-cotta as a thin filament layer by layer.

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[rabbitcoolcars]

1935 Chrysler Imperial Airflow C-2 Coupe

Cars in the mid 1930’s were large and boxy, built with the body attached to the chassis. With the help of Orville Wright, Chrysler engineers set out to create a revolutionary car that was lighter, more aerodynamic and had a better weight distribution front to rear.

All areas of the car were taken into consideration to improve overall dynamics. The traditional two-box design car of the time carried roughly 65% of its weight over the rear wheels, which worsened with passengers. The new Airflow’s engine was moved forward over the front wheels, and seating positions for all passengers was moved forward so that rear passengers sat between the axles, not on top of the rear axle. This improved the weight distribution to 54% front and 46% rear, which evened to about 50-50 with passengers on board.

Chrysler built its own wind tunnel at the Highland Park headquarters to properly test aerodynamics. Engineers found that the two-box design that was seen on nearly all cars at the time was so aerodynamically inefficient, that it was actually more efficient driven backwards! This resulted in a streamline approach to every exterior section of the car; the windshield was comprised of two sheets of glass that raked backwards but also raked side to side at a ‘V’ angle. The front grille was not an intrusive upright piece, but more of an integrated ‘waterfall’ look, with the lights remaining relatively flush with the body. The front fenders enclosed the front tires, and the rear fenders nearly encased the rear tires to further improve the power to drag ratio.

[classicvirus]

Tan miracle: 1934 DeSoto Airflow Brougham

The miracle isn’t just in the car – though it’s stunning – but in the fact that this car you see painted in a brilliant tan and bronze color was once a complete wreck. If you have 10 minutes to spare, we recommend this article dedicated to the extensive restoration work done on this car. And if we delve into the historical context, this car was highly significant in terms of automotive design.…

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[alramizequipment]

DUCT DIFFUSER (RETURN)

ALL SIZES

6x6 to 18x18

Air Return: It also facilitates the return of air from the room back to the HVAC system for reconditioning.

Design:

Grille Structure: Typically, a duct diffuser return consists of a grille or a register that covers the opening in the ductwork through which air enters or exits.

Diffuser Plate: Inside the grille, there may be a diffuser plate that helps to distribute air evenly across the room.

Filter Compatibility: Some designs include a provision for air filters, which can help improve indoor air quality by trapping dust, allergens, and other particles.

Types:

Ceiling Diffusers: Mounted on ceilings, these diffusers blend into the room's design while efficiently distributing air.

Wall Diffusers: Installed on walls, these diffusers direct airflow across the room horizontally or vertically.

Floor Diffusers: Placed in the floor, these diffusers can be stepped on and are designed to distribute air close to ground level.

Materials:

Metallic: Often made of aluminum or steel for durability and ease of cleaning.

Plastic: Lightweight and sometimes used for aesthetic reasons or where corrosion resistance is a concern.

Wood: Less common but used in specific architectural designs to match interior finishes.

Adjustability:

Damper Controls: Many diffusers have dampers that can be adjusted to control the airflow rate, direction, or shut off the airflow entirely when needed.

Directional Vanes: Some diffusers feature adjustable vanes or louvers that allow for precise control over the direction of airflow.

[nsdclassic]

Chysler Airflow

[thecybird]

The things I do for airflow. That is a desk fan blowing as much air as it can under the laptop for the intake fans to pull from. I really should get a desktop.

[mariraven]

[uscarssince1935]

1937 Chrysler Airflow Sedan

My tumblr-blogs:

www.tumblr.com/germancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/frenchcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/englishcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/italiancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/japanesecarssince1947 & www.tumblr.com/uscarssince1935

[layakarchitectdotcom]

Playing with openings creates good design and better airflow inside a space. As you can see in this post. To read more about these kind of things visit our website.