Air conditioning the Tube?

[BOBJ]

They should hand out ice cubes....that'd sort you. Mind you, I can't identify with the problem as my current commute is less than 3 miles...I got stuck in traffic the other day...it took me 10 minutes to get to work

[threaded]

If you air-condition the trains, you will transfer the heat to the tunnel thereby making the air-conditioning work harder, thereby making the tunnel hotter etc etc.

This looks handy...

I got to "South Bank" and started laughing, sorry.

[hyperD]

Very tall ventilation shafts with a turbine at the top.

Hot air rises, cold air is sucked in below.

Dont forget the "syrup" catchers... pretty draughty...

[Moscow Mule]

If you air-condition the trains, you will transfer the heat to the tunnel thereby making the air-conditioning work harder, thereby making the tunnel hotter etc etc.

This looks handy...

[XTC]

flood the tunnels with water and airtight the trains
that should make it cool
now my 100k

Thousands drown after helpdesk call logger come mechanical engineer makes the tubes airtight instead of watertight with his 'revolutionary' idea of air conditioning the underground.

[andy]

flood the tunnels with water and airtight the trains
that should make it cool
now my 100k

[Churchill]

Very tall ventilation shafts with a turbine at the top.

Hot air rises, cold air is sucked in below.

Rising hot air spins a turbine at the top of the "Chimney" creating electricity.

Next...

Churchill - In "<Oops, forgot the rotating knives, conveyor belts and secret masonic handshake>" mode!

[gingerjedi]

Flood the track's with chlorofluorocarbons which should keep things cool and deplete the ozone layer at the same time, which in turn allows the sun to burn off that nasty C02 and therefore solve global warming.

Or give everyone those little pifco fans.

Do I get a nobel prize as well as the 100k?

[Churchill]

Have a look at a tube train as it comes out of the Tunnel. The reason should be fairly obvious - there is little room for the equipment.

I've got a solution.

Think "Those weird money transporter things that you see in supermarkets"... That should shift plenty of air around...

[XTC]

Have a look at a tube train as it comes out of the Tunnel. The reason should be fairly obvious - there is little room for the equipment.

The A/c unit doesnt have to go on the roof, it can go on the back of the train.

[zathras]

We've sent men to the moon, but air conditioning the tube seems to be beyond us. Anyone know why it's not possible? The only 'solution' I've heard is pumping cold air into the tube tunnels which doesn't sound efficent at all.

Have a look at a tube train as it comes out of the Tunnel. The reason should be fairly obvious - there is little room for the equipment.

[threaded]

That's because there's no air on the moon to condition.

Oh yes there is, haven't you seen that photo with the flag?

[wendigo100]

We've sent men to the moon, but air conditioning the tube seems to be beyond us. Anyone know why it's not possible?

That's because there's no air on the moon to condition.

[threaded]

I have a solution, but seeing as they're only offering £100k I shall keep it to myself.

[XTC]

We've sent men to the moon, but air conditioning the tube seems to be beyond us. Anyone know why it's not possible? The only 'solution' I've heard is pumping cold air into the tube tunnels which doesn't sound efficent at all.