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Posted by Funky Brothers on June 6, 2005, 8:49 am
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Mr-Moonlight wrote:
> I was given a purpose made ( I have GREAT friends ) Stainless steel
> heat exchanger. Consisting of 2 plates (6 inch square) welded into a
> thin box with stainless tubing lattice inside.
>
> I built it with 2 peltiers, one 60w running on 12v, the other 40w
> running on 5v, both powered by a 230w computer power supply. This is
> sandwhiched between 3 5mm copper plates with the hot side clamped to a
> aluminium heatsink cooled by a 6 inch computer fan...
>
> How does that sound? still haven't had time to tank test yet...
>
> Dan
>
> CheezWiz wrote:
>
>>What are you using for a heat exchanger?
>>I have some peltier junctions around too, but titanium and stainless steel
>>tubing are expensive.
>>
>>I had thought of sandwiching a length of s curved titanium tubing between to
>>thick copper plates, then loading the airspace full of silver thermal
>>grease. I would have then made a simple coil exchanger to put in the sump
>>and pumped fluid through the system..
>>
>>
>>>For all you clever people out there.... Have any of you ever tried
>>>making a peltier pump cooler for your tank? If so how did it go?
>>>
>>>I'm making one today from some bits I have lying around... It works ok
>>>on the bench...
>>>
>>>Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>Dan
>>>
>
>
markc@nautilusinsurance.com.au
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> making a peltier pump cooler for your tank? If so how did it go?
>
> I'm making one today from some bits I have lying around... It works ok
> on the bench...
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Dan