The Gobabeb Research and Training Centre of the Namib Desert, Namibia has technology - rooms that overheat. We were tasked to passively cool these rooms. We acquired contextual - information and collected temperature data to determine major heat sources to develop a solution. - We concluded that the sun and internal technology were the major sources of heat gain. Based on - prototyping, we recommend the GRTC implement evaporative cooling, shading, reflective paints, - insulation, and ventilation methods to best cool their buildings. Additionally, we generalized this - process for use in surrounding communities.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Powers, Zachary Ryan
• Dhanaraj, Neel
• Theberge, Douglas Phillips
• Brandin, Jackson Mead

Subject

• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-102418-124924

Keyword

• Rural development
• Energy policy
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Sistla, Seeta
• Peet, R. Creighton
• Williams, Nicholas E.

Year

• 2018

Center

• Windhoek, Namibia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Gobabeb Research & Training Centre
• Marais, Eugene

Date created

• 2018-10-24

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-03