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Author Re: Swamp Cooler to Refrigeration A/C
Tobius

2006-06-09, 2:21 pm


Robert Gammon wrote:
> Crusader george wrote:
> Swamp coolers only work in LOW humidity areas, and they rely on cheap
> access to water.
>
> Desert Southwest is one such place.
>
> The way to make them work better is to invest in a 1000psi to 2000psi
> water pump and pump the water thru very fine nozzles to create a fog of
> ultra fine water drops. These drops FLASH over to vapor phase when
> they touch almost anything. Restaurants in the Desert Southwest use
> this technique to allow patrons to eat dinner outside in the
> summertime. Water quality is a concern as the nozzles are so tiny.
> Reverse Osmosis filtration helps greatly with this issue, and minimizes
> the mineral residue (ultra distilled water would work even better, but
> is more costly)


I just ran across this refrigeration AC unit last night:

http://partsonsale.com/sunchillsolo.htm

It looks promising ... don't know how much it costs though.

-tm

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