Something diffrent I need to find the best way to cool a compressor (see inside)

[llwyd]

the water will run into the heat exchanger, which is basically freezer, taken down to nice and cold. An AC unit wouldnt handle the heat that will be put into the heat exchanger, however a Phase unit, which is essentially the same but far more powerful, would probably cope with the correct tuning. I would suggest employing someone to knock you up a cheap one tbh, like NoL

Heat exchangers can be bought but are fairly easy to make, you need, in essence, a tube which the water will flow through, which you then need to solder or braze another, thicker tube to. Maximum possible contact is wanted and the finished pair of tubes should be heavily insulated. This is where the pressurized gas in the Phase Change system gets to expand, drawing massive amounts of heat from the water. It will then leave the heat exchanger and go through a Refrigerant Compressor, not a pump, which will increase the pressure enough for it to revert to its liquid state and go back around. The result is some frickin cold water

Edit:

Here read this: http://www.systemcooling.com/vapochill_ls-01.html

What you will be doing is effectively replacing the Evap seen there with one that is in a shape that allows water to flow through it

 

[IMPORTHUNTER]

HUMMMM....quite interesting...how small can I get one? Also what price am I looking at? I can make just about everything with my tools all I need is a how to or some simple setup.

 

[IMPORTHUNTER]

http://www.suicidedoors.com/Viair280150PSI.php

What do you think?

I should be able to get that for about $80. Its oilless and pumps very well I have a better model for my electric back-up

 

[llwyd]

Fairly small really, about the size of a standard PC with the top 50% cut off.

Phase units require expensive and sometimes quite hard to get hold off refrigeration equipment such as charging hoses, manifolds and pressure gauges.

You really should get a pro to make the phase unit side of the system for you, to your specifications (there is also the safety issue working with highly flammable gases at high pressures) and then you construct the water side of the setup.

I wouldn't like to say a price, best to get an American phaser to quote you one. I'm sure Ham can put you in touch with a few if NoL doesnt show himself soon

 

[IMPORTHUNTER]

Right on. As for the gases and such I have all the refrigeration equipment availaible, I have built a a/c system before just no where near this small.

This is awesome, the LAST question I have is what is the best way to "trap" the most heat out of the compressor? Should I wrap the copper line aroud the comp as much as I can and as close together or spaced out?

 

[FragTek]

You could probably get this system built for under ~$400.

 

[llwyd]

wooow, hold your horses mate, this is nothing like an AC unit. To go ahead without consulting a phase builder would be very very silly imo. You will need to work out precise lengths, volumes and diameters of some of the tube, you will need to get hold of a dryer. The right size and type condenser and the right type of compressor. The one you linked to is completely the wrong type.

Just grab a phase builders msn / AIM address and have a chat with them about it.

As for the contact with the air compressor youre cooling, depending on the metal the body is made of, you could solder copper pipe to it in a coil, or, if the body is / can be made water tight you could loosely coil the copper around it and submerge the two, using water as a thermal bridge. Would lose some efficiency obviously.

 

[IMPORTHUNTER]

The casing of the compressor is aluminum.