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blog.makezine.com - 8/27/2008

Camel milk cooler

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Ingenious evaporative cooler built to cool camel's milk in Somalia. I love the use of corrugated galvanized iron sheets and sisal sack fabric to create the airflow and cooling system. The upper ends of the fabric overhang in a water trough that rings the top of the cooler. Capillary action causes the water to slowly trickle over the inner and outer surfaces. A small vent keeps ...

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mocoloco.com - 8/20/2008

Milk Gone Bad

— mocoloco.com — The Milk Gone Bad table lamp by AnAtomic Factory with illustrations by Bombo is a follow-up to... the earlier Long Life Light . When the Milk Gone Bad light is off, it resembles a simple white milk carton. When switched on, the light reveals the ... (more) Milk Gone Bad

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afrigadget.com - 8/27/2008

Blog Archive » Evapocooler invention for cooling camels milk in Somalia

— afrigadget.com — Or How to get your camel milk to market in 40 degree C climate. My brother Dominic... Wanjihia invented this gadget which he calls Fine Lined Evaporative Cooler, for rural application in Somalia - the cooling of camels milk for transportation . He was ... (more) Blog Archive » Evapocooler invention for ...

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Zero-power Cooler Keeps Camel Milk Cool in Somalia
The UberReview — ... contact with the water which then soaks into the fabric and trickles down the both sides of the corrugated iron. You can’t see the water in the picture; it encircles the top of the corrugated iron and is covered. Vents on either side of the cooler allow for continuous airflow, thus achieving a meaningful level of cooling. If one had access to some solar panels and a low-power exhaust fan, they could give this system a little extra kick. [Afrigadget via Make] Related posts Solar Energy Technology Breakthrough Makes a ...