Clay Pot Refrigerators

Clay Pot Refrigerators

In 1995, a teacher in Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba developed and began to popularize a low-cost alternative to electric refrigerators called the zeer pot. Zeer pots, also known as pot-in-pot refrigerators, are now being used in northern Nigeria and were recently introduced to Sudan. Breslyn discu...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2007-11, Vol.74 (8), p.74-75
1. Verfasser: Breslyn, Wayne
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Art pottery
Ceramic materials
Chemistry
Cooling
Evaporation
Idea Bank
Kilns
Refrigeration
Refrigerators
Research design
Sand
Science activities
Science education
Science teachers
Water temperature
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Zusammenfassung:In 1995, a teacher in Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba developed and began to popularize a low-cost alternative to electric refrigerators called the zeer pot. Zeer pots, also known as pot-in-pot refrigerators, are now being used in northern Nigeria and were recently introduced to Sudan. Breslyn discusses the use of evaporation as a cooling technique, and his student's investigation of zeer pots.
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871