Compressed Air
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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.), as an alternative to electric fans
- control air flow in updraft and other gasifiers
- inflatable structures (greenhouses)
- cooling (possibly via vortex tube)
- generate compressed air via (solar) heat engine that directly powers an air compressor