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krazy · 09-23-2003, 02:42 PM

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I've contemplated building a cooling system that makes use of a water main. You'd have to be in a building where some amount of flow is guaranteed through the pipe 24/7. Build a heat exchanger that attaches around the water main with as much surface area as possible. wrapping 20 feet of copper tubing tightly around the pipe might work, but I'd try to design something where the exchanger is actually bathed in the incoming water somehow, thusly eliminating the resistance of the thick steel pipe.

09-23-2003, 02:42 PM	#43
krazy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 123	Back on topic... I've contemplated building a cooling system that makes use of a water main. You'd have to be in a building where some amount of flow is guaranteed through the pipe 24/7. Build a heat exchanger that attaches around the water main with as much surface area as possible. wrapping 20 feet of copper tubing tightly around the pipe might work, but I'd try to design something where the exchanger is actually bathed in the incoming water somehow, thusly eliminating the resistance of the thick steel pipe. __________________ Abit NF7-S ... xp1800+ ... Abit GF4ti4200 ... Maxtor 120gb SATA150 Currently gathering parts to water cool everything! (read about the project)