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Interesting idea u hv. I guess it will works. Let us know the temperature once u hv tested it.
Metal Plate for cooling crs tank
I have been thinking of getting a stainless steel plate to place somewhere below the fans. Then split the canister outlet piping into 2. One to the rainbar and another having the water flow onto the plate. The fans will cool the flowing water on the plate while it also working as an cooling media. Feasible?
Benefits
a) Extra outlet to reduce water flow current.
b) Increase evaporation rate.
Interesting idea u hv. I guess it will works. Let us know the temperature once u hv tested it.
no idea to buy a stainless steel plate or something available in the market? But i know the metal will cool faster than the water.
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Sorry but may i ask why is the increase of evaporation rate is a benefit?I have been thinking of getting a stainless steel plate to place somewhere below the fans. Then split the canister outlet piping into 2. One to the rainbar and another having the water flow onto the plate. The fans will cool the flowing water on the plate while it also working as an cooling media. Feasible?
Benefits
a) Extra outlet to reduce water flow current.
b) Increase evaporation rate.
I suspect that the result could be the same as using fan alone.
But do try and let us know. Maybe can shorten the time the fan needs to be turned on?
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I am thinking like a horizontal waterfall with fan blowing on it. I guess i need to try it out first like a science project. Ha ha.
I got this idea from somewhere else -> wet cloth with fan blowing.
Last edited by stonespot; 11th May 2009 at 05:12.
with this, if you are looking for the rateof cooling the water once you turn on the fan, I think it will be much faster.
But if you are looking to reduce more heat from the tank, I think that you may still acheive it, but not to your expections.
From my experience, the fan will help to cool the water 2-3C as comparted to the atmosphere. So the plate will help to remove the heat faster, but may not remove more as the metel plate is at the atmosphere temperature (or slightly lower due to the water).
Please let us know the results of your project.
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Hmm, my thought on the water running on the steel plate must not be deep. But if you need a lot of water to go through the plate, it need to be wider. Another idea to cool water on the plate is to add PYKRETE. A World War 2 technology that could be used for this application. What I've read is that it last longer than normal ice. A 15% volume of the container you're going to use is to be filled with sawdust and the remainder with water. With this, you could place this on your steel plate to cool the plate and in turn cool the water. No need to use fan BUT you need a few set of this PYKRETE stuff on hand. Google PYKRETE on the web.
Hope this helps!
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HI! Sound wonderful. I asked David from Natural View and he said that my idea will not work. Even it does work, it will only cool like another 1~2degree. I do agree that humdility still the most important factor for fan cooling.
Raining days, the temperature seem to be higher than a warm day.
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