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* small wind installations, mechanically coupled to air compressor | * small wind installations, mechanically coupled to air compressor | ||
* for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage energy storage]; also [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/energystorage/files/Moutoux_Thesis.pdf Wind Integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage In Colorado]; compressed air could be "co-fired" with [http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Biogas_start_up biogas] | * for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage energy storage]; also [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/energystorage/files/Moutoux_Thesis.pdf Wind Integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage In Colorado]; compressed air could be "co-fired" with [http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Biogas_start_up biogas] for electricity generation, saving gas | ||
* pneumatic motors | * pneumatic motors | ||
* pneumatic transportation (see Treehugger article on [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/12/foodtubes-tubular-idea-deliver-food-pneumatically.php FoodTubes]) | |||
* [http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Compressed_Air_Water_Pump compressed air water pump] | * [http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Compressed_Air_Water_Pump compressed air water pump] | ||
* various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivhaus Passivhaus] etc.), as an alternative to electric fans | * various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivhaus Passivhaus] etc.), as an alternative to electric fans | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 12 January 2011
Compressed air is one of the basic utilities, next to water, electricity and gas.
(image from Flickr user Dakohlmeyer via CC license)
Uses in the OSE context / product ecology
- small wind installations, mechanically coupled to air compressor
- for energy storage; also Wind Integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage In Colorado; compressed air could be "co-fired" with biogas for electricity generation, saving gas
- pneumatic motors
- pneumatic transportation (see Treehugger article on FoodTubes)
- compressed air water pump
- various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, Passivhaus etc.), as an alternative to electric fans
- drying of biomass (... food, manure, etc.) before further uses, such as combustion, pyrolysis
- aeration of water in aquaculture
- control air flow in updraft and other gasifiers
- inflatable structures (greenhouses, tents, other temporary installations)
- cooling (possibly via vortex tube)
- generate compressed air via (solar) heat engine that directly powers an air compressor