Submitted by TrShry t3_yhlzng in explainlikeimfive
[deleted] t1_iugjzc7 wrote
Reply to comment by TucsonTacos in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry
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crossedstaves t1_iugunzx wrote
When you have a very large building you wind up having a reduced ratio of surface area to volume. The thermal energy inside the mall has a harder time finding a way out than it would in a smaller building because there's just less building surface in comparison. It takes time to get truly cold.
TucsonTacos t1_iugq882 wrote
I'm not an engineer nor had any part in designing the MoA. I have no idea how its heated or not heated at night.
crabappleoldcrotch t1_iuh5ogk wrote
Seems like you have a real axe to grind there.
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