February 07, 2005
HVAC REVAMP -> the bubble machine week
last week was the week of the bubble machine. team HVAC and friends constructed a bubble machine, the purpose of which was to draw attention to the respiration of buildings. the bubbles were blown using the forced air from a ventilation system for an MIT building. an inflatable dome was constructed to harvest the air, and redirect the airflow over a bubble generating mechanism.the bubbling machine was a wild success filling the courtyard with fun bubbles. we also had the good fortune of running the machine on a very spring like day. bubbles are pretty hard to photograph, but here is a shot:
there are more pictures of the machine, and the design process here
movies of the event can be found here though much more work has to be done to actually set up descent web page.
Posted by knowuh at 04:21 PM