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* pneumatic motors | * pneumatic motors | ||
* [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. greenhouses, biomass drying, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivhaus Passivhaus] etc.) | * various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, biomass drying, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivhaus Passivhaus] etc.) | ||
* inflatable structures (greenhouse) | |||
* generate compressed air via heat engine that powers an air compressor via mechanical transmission | * generate compressed air via heat engine that powers an air compressor via mechanical transmission | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 2 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
- energy storage
- pneumatic motors
- compressed air water pump
- various ventilation uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, biomass drying, Passivhaus etc.)
- inflatable structures (greenhouse)
- generate compressed air via heat engine that powers an air compressor via mechanical transmission