Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tsa ho Futhumatsa, Moya le ho Phodisa Competition Category.
TšepeHVAC· 2022
Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang
Client: Arizona State University
Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in HVAC Category
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The Design
About Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang
Mongolo wa Buka: Torus ke fan e nkehang e hasanyang moya ka lipatlisiso tsa 360 degrees. Metsamaiso e 'meli e sisinya phallo ya moya, e le hore batho ba bangata ba potolohileng fan ba ka phodisoa ka nako e le 'ngoe le ntle ho tsitiso. Kabo ya moya e potolohileng e tlosa tlhoko ya ho sisinyeha, e sebelisoang haholo ke li-fan tse tloaelehileng ho fihlela sebaka se pharalletseng. Lerata le hlahisoang nakong ea tshebetso le boloka le le tlaase ho ntlafatsa boiketlo. Sekhonyana se ka ntle se bululetsoe ke Venus flower basket, sebopeho sa tlhaho sa likhoele tsa khalase tse etsang li-square tse nyenyane ka har'a silinta. Torus e na le bolelele ba li-inchi tse 18 le bophara ba li-inchi tse 10.5.
The Recognition
About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award
Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Torus Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Fan e Nkehang e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Torus is the fan that distributes air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space. Torus uses two motors that provide 360° air flow, and this allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order to maximize comfort, Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height: 18 Inches
Diameter: 10.5 Inches - Tags
- 360° air flow, Inspired by Biomimicry
- Production Technology
- Torus uses a cutting-edge DC motor developed by LG to provide 360° air flow.
- Design Challenge
- When it comes to cooling a space down, stagnant air causes a great deal of discomfort for people. To manage the stagnant air in their home many people will opt to a standard box fan. Many standalone fans of today’s market lack the ability to properly circulate air within a space. User’s must settle for a fan that only blows in one direction or wait for a model that oscillates to swing back and forth in their direction. This forces users to choose between enduring long periods of stagnant warm air or sacrifice areas which their fan would help to cool down. In typical households, quick cooling for large rooms requires several of these inefficient fans placed in different locations to circulate air properly.
- Research
- According to US-Inventions.com, Franklin Institute in 1904 officially credited Schuyler Wheeler for inventing portable fan in 1882. The fan had two blades and used extremely dangerous open wound motor to push air forward. Since then, over 130 years, the fan has more or less stayed the same blowing air in only one direction. Our team aimed to change a market that has stayed the same for over 130 years. Although there have been some innovations in the shapes of the
fan blades and energy efficiency, one-directional air flow is a highly inefficient way to circulate air throughout a space.
Our product circulates air in 360 degrees without oscillation. Our team was seeking ways to change current standalone fans to better circulate air around the room. Torus blows air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space. - Inspiration
- The outer shell of Torus was inspired by the Venus flower basket. Flexible but tough, these glass fibers make small squares and form a cylinder.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2018 at Arizona State University in the U.S and finished in May 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Torus uses a cutting edge DC motor developed by LG
to provide 360° air flow. This allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order
to maximize comfort Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating. The new motor
and unique vent design provide users with a single solution to cooling and comfort. - Team Members
- Seyla Muise
Andrew Htoon
Hannah Skogebo. - Image Credits
- Image #1: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #2: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #3: Rendered by Dosun Shin
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