custom liquid cooling

[bigKr33]

I have an idea for liquid cooling, but not as experienced as some.

R134a is a an automotive refrigerant for A/C systems and uses a condenser, accumulator or receiver drier(depending what kind of system), oriface tube, evaporator, compressor, thermostatic switch, and a expansion valve.

I know confusing, but this forum isn't for everyone. R134a boiling point is 40F, and thats the trick to keep it under that temp and to prevent condensation.

My idea was to leave out the high side of the system aka (high pressure high heat) And use a oriface tube, evaporator, a standard liquid cooling pump, accumuator(stores refrigerant and dehumidifies).

This forum may be too technical for some, but anyone that knows about this system better than me may know the answer. So could this system work?

 

[mindwreck]

How exactly will you keep in it's liquid phase if you boils at 40f. Without the compressor to put it under pressure and raise its boiling point you won't be able to pump the r134a with a liquid cooling pump.

Are you talking about phase-change cooling? That refrigrant is most commonly used in phase change cooling systems. head over to the xtremesystem forums on phase changing for more info.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: bigKr33
I have an idea for liquid cooling, but not as experienced as some.

R134a is a an automotive refrigerant for A/C systems and uses a condenser, accumulator or receiver drier(depending what kind of system), oriface tube, evaporator, compressor, thermostatic switch, and a expansion valve.

I know confusing, but this forum isn't for everyone. R134a boiling point is 40F, and thats the trick to keep it under that temp and to prevent condensation.

My idea was to leave out the high side of the system aka (high pressure high heat) And use a oriface tube, evaporator, a standard liquid cooling pump, accumuator(stores refrigerant and dehumidifies).

This forum may be too technical for some, but anyone that knows about this system better than me may know the answer. So could this system work?

It's been invented already. It's called the Prometeia Mach II (the non-GT version). The non-GT version uses R134a, the GT version uses 404a, I believe.
If you want to know more about this stuff, visit xtremesystems.org/forums, they have a great chilled liquid cooling forum.

 

[bigKr33]

yeah i know, but do you want to shell out $900+, i don't. You could probably do this alot cheaper. I'm ASE certified for A/C systems, but i'm also still learning about them. I'm only 17yrs of age, so i really don't make much money.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: bigKr33
yeah i know, but do you want to shell out $900+, i don't. You could probably do this alot cheaper. I'm ASE certified for A/C systems, but i'm also still learning about them. I'm only 17yrs of age, so i really don't make much money.

Go to xtremesystems.org phase forums, you can build your own phasechanger for ~$500. And that one's gonna be a lot better than the commercially sold ones. Or, you could just get a costum one from chilly1 .

 

[cirrhosis]

Search on xtremesystems or extremeoverclocking for an A/C chiller. Drewmeister posted a thread on his own A/C chiller project - it's quite extensive and shouldn't cost you that much besides a dremel, an A/C, a cooler and ingenuity.