Air Conditioned Oil Cooler, anyone seen one? |
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Air Conditioned Oil Cooler, anyone seen one? |
McMark |
Aug 11 2005, 06:31 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I've had a bit of trouble trying to find an answer to this question. I'm hoping maybe ya'll can help.
I'm wonding if any company makes an oil cooler that is Freon/R12/R134/etc to oil cooler instead of an air to oil cooler. I have a car that will have AC and needs an oil cooler. It seemed smart to run a small portion of the AC refrigerant to cool the oil (no air required). But I can't find any reference of anyone having done this before or anyone selling units. |
maf914 |
Aug 12 2005, 06:43 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
This is becoming more common as people use hydronic cooling for the AC condenser in their homes. A common arrangement is to circulate water through buried tubing which allows you to achieve a 60 degree (typical ground temperature) water source heat sink. This is more efficient than 100 degree air in the summer or 32 degree air in the winter (in heat pump mode). Besides the increased efficiency you also replace the noisy condenser fan with a quiet water pump. The downside is the first cost of burying a bunch of plastic tubing in your yard. I hope to do a systen like this in the future. |
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