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04-12-2013, 06:29 PM #1
Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
Is there a reason why alcohol (or a mixture of alcohol and water) isn't used as a refrigerant?
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04-12-2013, 06:40 PM #2
Re: Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
We'd drink it all before we got to site....
Mostly found in Oxfordshire, UK :)
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04-12-2013, 09:00 PM #3
Re: Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
Hi Bud,
Some systems use alcohol. You can tell as they make a wine. Some Brandys are worse than others but in the Absinthe of any data I can't say which ones are worse. Perhaps an industry inCider could help?
Cheers!Last edited by Tayters; 04-12-2013 at 09:02 PM. Reason: Crapitals and spelling.
Health and safety first..........unless I'm in a hurry.
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04-12-2013, 09:49 PM #4
Re: Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene_glycol
courtesy of wikipedia- glycol is similarly based to alcahol
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05-12-2013, 12:24 AM #5
Re: Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
In ww2 alcohol was used as an anti freeze mix with water in high altitude aircraft piston engines, not the drinkable version though. Much to the demise of a lot of aircraft mechanics that distilled it and drank it. Dead.
Probably before the oil based propylene and ethylene variants current these days.
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05-12-2013, 07:50 AM #6
Re: Why isn't alcohol used as a refrigerant?
http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/documents/d...frigetechs.pdf
This should be closer to what you seek NiHaoMikeI love the smell of Ammonia in the morning!