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Originally Posted by bobkoure
OK, this is ProCooling, so I can nit-pick.
That's the condensation side
 (click the image for a howstuffworks link).
The gas/fluid in a condenser is hot and there's comparatively little fluid movement, so I'd guess these to be inappropriate on at least two counts: restrictive, designed for high coolant-room delta.
[edit] or did you actually mean the evaporation panels from inside a freezer? These aren't designed for fluid flow at all, although they probably aren't much more restrictive than the condenser panel on the back/bottom[/edit] |
I am very familiar with HVAC, so I did mean the evap
panels. The reason is that they are flat and could be used as a subsitute for case panels. The condensor unit would probably be more effective but there are a couple issues.
Condensor units are usually very large and are single pass. The evap panels are smaller and could be hung on the sides of the case frame and then run in parallel for lower head loss.
Condensor units are heavy and made of copper. The evaporators are typically lightweight aluminum, which fits well with the style people usually use in their cases and the need to move the cases around.
The problems I see are:
1) Evap panels have small ID tubing and may be too restrictive.
2) Where do you get these panels?
3) How easy is it to attach these panels so that they replace the existing case panels?
4) Is there enough surface area to yield a decent C/W?
There are probably more issues than that.