FAST hygienic drying!

I get fascinated by things easily and so when I had to think about my favourite design, there were so many to choose from. But the hand dryer above designed by Dyson have not failed to amaze me.

Dyson - "You put your hands under other dryers, rub them a bit, then give up and wipe your hands on your trousers. It's something that's always annoyed me."

The Dyson Airblade hand dryer is designed to be the fastest hand dryer in the market. Other warm air hand dryers may take up to 44 seconds to dry hands, but the air being blown out in this hand dryer is so powerful, it takes about 10 seconds to remove water from hands. It has a digital motor that generates the high-compression fan to revolve up to 88,000 times per minute.

It is hygienic with its fitted HEPA filter that purifies and eliminates 99.9% of bacteria from the air before blowing it onto hands. This hand dryer is environmentally friendly and cheaper to operate as it uses approximately 80% less engery than other dryers. Regular warm hand dryers requires up to 2400W of power in order to function, where as, the Dyson Airblade hand dryer only uses 1600W. It is also a cheaper solution than paper towels.

The design and the operation of Airblade hand dryer is what distinguished it from other general warm hand dryers. The Airblade hand dryer has an open slot where you put your hands in without touching the device, and with a sensor, the sheets of cool air would start blowing until hands are removed. As air blows from back and front, we never have to flip our hands to dry both sides. Its operation is completely automatic. The smooth surfaces, the curves and the sleek lines suggests the speed and the flow of the air coming.

Unlike warm air hand dryers, the Airblade hand dryer doesn't heat up the air, which helps to reduce bacteria growth and drying skin. What I really like about this hand dryer is that it provides a hygienic experience for the users and the efficiency in drying hands. It is easy to use making it an innovative and user-friendly design.


- Hannie Choi


Resources
http://www.dysonairblade.com.au/
http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13319