Thermodynamics deals with the transfer of work and heat. The first law of thermodynamics says, “The increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system, minus the amount lost as a result of the work done by the system on its surroundings.” [reference: wikipedia.com]
U = Q + W
Where U is the internal energy of the system; Q is the heat added to the system; while W is the work done by the system.
We can apply this to architecture when it comes to a room’s dimensions. Heat can travel through the air and in a compacted space (a smaller room), heat will do more work; the molecules of air will collide more often and the temperature of the room will rise. Now, if we have a lager room, the air molecules have more space around them so they won’t collide as often as in a smaller room. It would take more energy and work to transfer heat from the warmer areas to the cooler areas of the room. This is something an architect can keep in mind when designing a room. Windows also play a role, the more light that comes in the room, the warmer it gets. The more windows, the more light there is, which in the end means the room would be warmer. Physics also plays a role here with the Law of Thermodynamics.
Bernoulli’s Principle could be applied to the plumbing area of designing a home or commercial building. Bernoulli’s Principle states: “that for an inviscid flow, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.”
[ inviscid flow - The flow of a fluid that is assumed to have no viscosity. ] [reference: wikipedia.com]
Architects, plumbers, engineers, and general contractors as well as other building professionals, use physics when it comes to the designing a sewage system connected to bathrooms and other places that use running water. For example, in a bathroom’s sink, we have the pipes set at certain angles so that some water is retained in the middle so that the gasses and smells from the sewage don’t rise up through the pipes and into the bathroom. This uses Bernoulli’s Principle because different pipes have different diameters and different fluids have different viscosity and flow rates. Everything comes together in the final product; the architect designed the bathroom in a certain way so that the water could flow correctly and the engineers use Physics to work with different problems they face in the overall design.
[ viscosity - is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or extensional stress. In general terms it is the resistance of a liquid to flow, or its "thickness". ] [reference: wikipedia.com]
Physics impacts architecture in more ways. It is not only incorporated in the plumbing, the room design, but also in the way the structure affects the environment. Energy efficient homes are designed with the idea of Conservation of Energy. Conservation of Energy states “states that the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant.” [reference: wikipedia.com] In an environmentally friendly home, energy is converted and remains in the system (in the home) so that it does not pollute the environment or alter its surroundings. Most of the energy is conserved in an environmentally friendly home due to the fact that energy is transferred in the system and it does not leave the system.
Architecture and Design uses creativity and the artistic area of a person. It also, however, brings in the science perspective of things so that the whole product is designed both artistically and scientifically!
Keep up your good work, read, research, draw, practice, learn! Architecture and Design is fun but to get better at it we need practice! ‘Till next time!
God Bless!
p.s. Some definitions in this article were taken from www.wikipedia.com
U = Q + W
Where U is the internal energy of the system; Q is the heat added to the system; while W is the work done by the system.
We can apply this to architecture when it comes to a room’s dimensions. Heat can travel through the air and in a compacted space (a smaller room), heat will do more work; the molecules of air will collide more often and the temperature of the room will rise. Now, if we have a lager room, the air molecules have more space around them so they won’t collide as often as in a smaller room. It would take more energy and work to transfer heat from the warmer areas to the cooler areas of the room. This is something an architect can keep in mind when designing a room. Windows also play a role, the more light that comes in the room, the warmer it gets. The more windows, the more light there is, which in the end means the room would be warmer. Physics also plays a role here with the Law of Thermodynamics.
Bernoulli’s Principle could be applied to the plumbing area of designing a home or commercial building. Bernoulli’s Principle states: “that for an inviscid flow, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.”
[ inviscid flow - The flow of a fluid that is assumed to have no viscosity. ] [reference: wikipedia.com]
Architects, plumbers, engineers, and general contractors as well as other building professionals, use physics when it comes to the designing a sewage system connected to bathrooms and other places that use running water. For example, in a bathroom’s sink, we have the pipes set at certain angles so that some water is retained in the middle so that the gasses and smells from the sewage don’t rise up through the pipes and into the bathroom. This uses Bernoulli’s Principle because different pipes have different diameters and different fluids have different viscosity and flow rates. Everything comes together in the final product; the architect designed the bathroom in a certain way so that the water could flow correctly and the engineers use Physics to work with different problems they face in the overall design.
[ viscosity - is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or extensional stress. In general terms it is the resistance of a liquid to flow, or its "thickness". ] [reference: wikipedia.com]
Physics impacts architecture in more ways. It is not only incorporated in the plumbing, the room design, but also in the way the structure affects the environment. Energy efficient homes are designed with the idea of Conservation of Energy. Conservation of Energy states “states that the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant.” [reference: wikipedia.com] In an environmentally friendly home, energy is converted and remains in the system (in the home) so that it does not pollute the environment or alter its surroundings. Most of the energy is conserved in an environmentally friendly home due to the fact that energy is transferred in the system and it does not leave the system.
Architecture and Design uses creativity and the artistic area of a person. It also, however, brings in the science perspective of things so that the whole product is designed both artistically and scientifically!
Keep up your good work, read, research, draw, practice, learn! Architecture and Design is fun but to get better at it we need practice! ‘Till next time!
God Bless!
p.s. Some definitions in this article were taken from www.wikipedia.com
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