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scaryjobob t1_iuf5jgz wrote

Reply to comment by Celtictussle in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry

Like the water cooling in a PC, but instead of pumping water to your components to carry the heat away, it's pumping it to air handlers that cycle the air to cool it down.

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Floodtoflood t1_iuhat86 wrote

Air handlers handle air like the name says (they cool or heat air and then blow it where you need it through duct work). The cooling of the water is done by a chiller and the resulting heat would be dissipated by a cooling tower or heat pump.

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