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    Thumbs down water as refrigernt ?



    should we use the water as a refrigernt. in steem jet cooling we use the water for cooling. but my qustion is that we use water as refrigernt in commpression system.



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    Re: water as refrigernt ?

    Yes, as long as the evaporating temperature is above triple point. At 1 bar(a) the evaporating temperature is 100°C. That limits the field of application a lot.

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    Re: water as refrigernt ?

    Sure, but beacuse of the vapor density at normal temperatures the equipment is about 500 times larger than normal equipment. I'm not kidding about the number either.

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    Re: water as refrigernt ?

    In an Lithium Bromide absorption system, the water is the refrigerant.....

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    Re: water as refrigernt ?

    Also used in Heat Pipes for transferring heat from one area to another e.g. reclaim cooler air from spill air to fresh air on AHUs. Most commonly used in solar heat tubes to heat water. Sometimes used for cooling CPUs and grey water heat reclaim. As far as compression - I'm sure someones working on it, would it work on something like a Turbo Cor?
    At about 4.2 kJ/kGK it's the best secondary refrigerant available. There are many different types of water too.
    Last edited by Tesla; 26-06-2010 at 04:19 AM. Reason: Info added

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    Re: water as refrigernt ?

    Quote Originally Posted by TXiceman View Post
    In an Lithium Bromide absorption system, the water is the refrigerant.....

    Ken

    Despite not being compressed, therefore off topic.

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