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| How Does a Yurt Work? |
| HOW can something so light weight and simple handle weather as harsh as Gobi Desert steppe climate with high winds and extreme temperature swings? The Yurt frame is called a living structure. As force is placed on one section, it is dispersed throughout the whole frame. So as heavy wind or snow presses on one part of the Yurt that force is distributed over the Yurt’s frame. |
High winds have little effect on yurts; the round design does not provide
a flat spot for the wind to push, so the wind just passes over and
around.
Properly equipped and assembled Yurts can handle winds up to one
hundred mph and can be completely buried in snow.
Of course, no one will recommend you try to ride out a Hurricane in a
Yurt. A Yurt is very strong until something violates the integrity (like a
flying tree), then - just like a house in a tornado - you a have a problem.
a flat spot for the wind to push, so the wind just passes over and
around.
Properly equipped and assembled Yurts can handle winds up to one
hundred mph and can be completely buried in snow.
Of course, no one will recommend you try to ride out a Hurricane in a
Yurt. A Yurt is very strong until something violates the integrity (like a
flying tree), then - just like a house in a tornado - you a have a problem.
| Ventilation in a yurt is basic physics. Hot air risest. When the ring cover is open, warm air escapes through the opening and creates a vacuum in the middle of the yurt, which in turn draws cool air from any open sections of the yurt. This is simple yet effective. We call it “Mongolian air conditioning.” |
| With all yurts, when the cover is placed over the top ring it locks the air in the yurt creating a convection. Warm air rises, hits the top, and circles back down. Soon the yurt is warming itself from this action. It is why yurts need relatively little heat to keep them warm in the winter. |
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