Throughout the centuries, people have devised many methods of manipulating the heat and humidity of the air surrounding them. Ancient Egyptians, Indians, Greeks, and Romans hung wet mats over doors and windows (wind blowing through the mats was cooled...

A system of controlling or maintaining the atmosphere within buildings, usually employing a single integrated piece of plant or equipment. True air conditioning manages parameters of temperature, humidity and particulate material (dust), although the...

Air conditioning is the treatment of air to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the requirements of a conditioned space. Common use of the term "air conditioning" applies it to the...

The term air conditioning most commonly refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for thermal comfort. In a broader sense, the term can refer to any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of...

Take your vertical jump to the next level with this gravity-- defying program go on, admit it. You're watching pro basketball's New York Knicks battle the Miami Heat, or a classic NCAA showdown between North Carolina and Kentucky, and in your mind, it's...

LAST WEEK the US Department of Energy set back energy conservation with a new standard for central air conditioning systems, requiring manufacturers to improve efficiency by 20 percent by 2006, not the 30 percent set by the Clinton administration. This despite the fact that...

Your hands are sweaty. Your feet are sweaty. You are getting nothing done, sitting in front of your desk fan in the sweltering afternoon heat waiting for the clock to strike 5.If only someone had checked out your air-conditioning unit before the mercury hit 103.Air-conditioning...

An synopsis of the engineering behind air conditioning, arguably the most important machinery to many people around the world.