An additional loop cooled with liquid nitrogen and water cooling system
An additional loop cooled with liquid nitrogen and water cooling system
It's clear you're thinking about an interesting setup. The concept involves using a liquid nitrogen container with hollow tubes that hold copper tubes, which would then pass through them. The goal is to chill the copper and use water from your loop to cool the system. I understand the challenges with freezing water, but do you think this approach could work?
Overcoming the 'water-freeze' issue appears unlikely. If it were, significant difficulties would arise when lowering surface temperatures below ambient air, as moisture in warmer air would lead to condensate formation. Interesting for laboratory experiments, but not feasible in practice. There are clear reasons why LN2 handling is the way it is today... current methods rely on 30 years of testing and what remains effective.
Overcoming the 'water-freeze' issue appears unlikely. If it were, significant difficulties would arise when lowering surface temperatures below ambient air, as moisture in warmer air would lead to condensate formation. Interesting for laboratory experiments, but not feasible in practice. There are clear reasons why LN2 handling is the way it is today... current methods rely on 30 years of testing and what remains effective.
Below freezing would need anti-freezing liquids. Ordinary water wouldn't work.
Even in that case, LN2 surpasses the capabilities of most coolants.
Sure, that's what I meant. For compressor cooled systems, you can use LN2 with pots for the nitrogen.
Thanks guys I hadn't thought of conensation. I just figured if there was enough space between the copper tube running through and the walls of the actual tube pass through the liquid would chill but not significantly.