Timeline for Cooling Question: How can I integrate a low tech freezing system into my world?
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| Jul 8, 2021 at 14:44 | comment | added | J... | @ZeissIkon No, agreed, both are equally important. If it's humid it won't work. If it's cloudy it won't work. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 14:41 | comment | added | Zeiss Ikon | True, @J... but that won't freeze the surface. Radiation cooling is the critical final step. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 14:22 | comment | added | J... | "the desert environment loses heat rapidly to the sky after dark; rapidly enough that a skim of ice can form on a shallow puddle by dawn" Critically because the desert is also extremely dry. The puddle loses most of its heat through evaporation. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 13:55 | vote | accept | Thomas F. Webber | ||
| Jul 8, 2021 at 11:06 | comment | added | Zeiss Ikon | The specific technique I referenced is one I read about in Scientific American 30-40 years ago, specific to the Arabian Peninsula and Iraq/Iran. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 10:07 | comment | added | Aron | There are even deserts that are covered in permafrost and glaciers. One of the best known is called Antarctica. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 4:42 | comment | added | jamesqf | Also remember that not all deserts are extremely hot all year around. Many (like much of the western US) are located in temperate latitudes and at relatively high elevations, meaning they experience cold winters. Winter ice can be stored in an ice house or similar. | |
| Jul 7, 2021 at 17:50 | history | answered | Zeiss Ikon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |