DIY cooling loop

[wangotango]

Toying around with this idea:
Container of cool water in the basement (either a seperate container or our RO/DI storage) with a coil of tubing inside it, connected to another coil of tubing in the sump. Pump pumps water (in tubing, and does not enter sump or container) between the two loops hopefully cooling the tank.
Plausible?
-Justin

 

[acrylic51]

How big of a tank? Honestly I don't think you'd get enough pull down and tubing isn't the greatest for heat disipitation....Kinda like the theory of using a small frig with tubing coiled inside to cool your tank.....Doesn't draw down enough.

 

[scsinet]

Theoretically, I suppose it could work, but you'd need a very large volume of water... much larger than the tank volume.
I like this idea though...
What I'd do, rather than use a whole heat exchanger loop, is just put a sump down there. You can either relocate your sump or drill an overflow into the return section of your existing sump and create a separate loop.
Then, you need to create a large air-water interface to allow the air to rapidly cool the water. I'm thinking a very large turf scrubber, but without the lights, and a fan blowing over it. This would be a setup very similar to commercial water chillers used in buildings.
If your basement is large enough and cool enough, it might be possible, plus you have the advantage of a fish room in the basement.

 

[acrylic51]

Geothermal principle!!!!!!

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/3029679
Theoretically, I suppose it could work, but you'd need a very large volume of water... much larger than the tank volume.
I like this idea though...
What I'd do, rather than use a whole heat exchanger loop, is just put a sump down there. You can either relocate your sump or drill an overflow into the return section of your existing sump and create a separate loop.
Then, you need to create a large air-water interface to allow the air to rapidly cool the water. I'm thinking a very large turf scrubber, but without the lights, and a fan blowing over it. This would be a setup very similar to commercial water chillers used in buildings.
If your basement is large enough and cool enough, it might be possible, plus you have the advantage of a fish room in the basement.

Makes sense. Maybe we'll give this a shot.
Thanks.
-Justin

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/3029779
Makes sense. Maybe we'll give this a shot.
Thanks.
-Justin
Ummmm... by going along with my advice, you are contractually obligated to post your results. Just be warned.

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/3029971
Ummmm... by going along with my advice, you are contractually obligated to post your results. Just be warned.
No fine print that says "I cannot be responsible for losses attributed to my utilization of my design."

Quick thought though. Wouldn't this increase evaporation significantly more, and raise salinity a lot faster?
-Justin

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/3030331
Quick thought though. Wouldn't this increase evaporation significantly more, and raise salinity a lot faster?
Oh yah. Big time.
You'll lose several gallons per day if not more. But the more that evaporates, the more cooling you'll get.