02-08-2022, 11:43 PM
(02-08-2022, 10:38 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: According to the below article, it isn't air-conditioned, but will instead have its roof panels open to create air flow. It's an interesting design.
https://ramblinfan.com/2021/06/29/la-rams-sofi-stays-cool-old-school-way-even-rams-heat/
According to this article, as you stated: "Wind moving across the open roof creates a vacuum of sorts over the stadium, much the same way that a wing of an airplane creates lift for the plane. Heated stadium air rushes up to fill the vacuum from inside the stadium, drawing in an equal amount of cooler air that surrounds the structure."
But that states drawing in cooler air that surrounds the structure. If the air around the structure is 87 degrees, and given that people create heat, it would seem the best that will happen is moving out the excess heat and drawing in the 87 degree temperature outside the stadium.
It sounds to me like the basic design is to act like a fan, not actually cooling the stadium. At any rate, those who give the impression that Sofi Stadium is some kind of closed dome and climate controlled are not correct. It is considered open-air and without air conditioning. Just a unique design to somehow move out excess heat and keep the air flowing.
