HydroPanel

pongtidasantayanon — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:04:28 +0000

Hydro Panel

//The panel is made by two surfaces containing hydrogel spheres in between. It works as a cooling facade system which absorbs water from the rain and keeps the facade cool for a longer time as the water evaporates slowly.

Setup

//The volume required by one sphere of hydrogel to grow to its maximum size is 4 cm3. By tilting one cell of the panel we can determine the area of the triangle in which the water will collect. By associating this area to the magnitude of estrusion the cell will always have the volume of the container enough for one sphere. The rest of the area needs to be perforated for the collection of water and ventilation.

Parameters and optimization

//The parameters used to optimize the geometry of the cell are the volume of water required by one sphere, the total exposed surface area and the size of perforations on the inside. The volume is kept constant while maximizing the exposed area and size of perforations on the outside and the minimizing the size of perforations on the inside.

Alcohol + Drugs = Happiness?

pongtidasantayanon — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:14:57 +0000

There are many indicators of happiness for each country.

Weather, food, cultures, festival, religions, health etc. are the first of what I can come up with.

But lifestyle also plays a huge part in happiness, party, drinking and

smoking are undeniably featuring in this equation.

Have a look at the happiest and unhappiest country in Europe

in comparison to alcohol consumption and drugs usage.

Are they the factors of happiness or are they just a fraction of lifestyle

and not necessarily play a big part here.

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HydroPanel

Alcohol + Drugs = Happiness?