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The intendment of Air Conditioning lies not just only in removing the heat from a confined space so as to produce a state of thermal comfort, but also must focus on Energy Efficient processes, parroting the similar state of Thermal Comfort. Biomimicry is an emerging field of science that imitates nature and applies such process for scientific technologies. In Biomimicry for airconditioning systems, the requirement for energy efficient processes lies in creating a domain of thermal comfort by a process that would eliminate the necessity for an energy consuming process. Also such bionic inspired systems must be reliable and must not cause further disadvantages. In such a scenario, this work focuses on three main bio-inspirations; A Termite Mound inspired convection currents, Blood Flow in Penguins inspired counter flow heat exchanger system and the behavior of an insect Brown Dog Tick that secretes an interesting hydrophilic chemical that could be used for dehumidification. Various happenings in the three biological processes have been discussed and the feasibility of such processes to be implemented in technological behavior has been discussed.

Keywords

ThermalComfort;Biomimicry; Bionic; Hydrophilic

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