<VV> Icewater Air Conditioner

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

Yeah, but just where are you located?  GM rated the factory unit for  5T 
for cooling in places like Phoenix, where it gets to be 115 for weeks on  end 
or Corpus Christi, where it gets into the high 90's with humidity to  match. 
 The homemade system wouldn't require 60 MPH to cool---have you ever  
driven a stock A/C system in Texas traffic where you never get the RPMs anywhere  
near 3000--which is what a 3.55 rear end shows at 60 MPH.
 
Scotty from Hollyweird
 
 
In a message dated 6/14/2011 1:01:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:


Hey  Bill,

Remember that a ton of cooling is 12,000 btu, and the GM A-6  compressor
that came on your car originally was rated at 5 tons @ 60 mph  (rough rule
of thumb).

The term ton of cooling refers to the cooling  capacity of a ton of ice. 

I hope your ice chest is big ebough to hold  several tons of ice for a hot
day!

Frank  DuVal



Original Message:
-----------------
From: Ron  ronh at owt.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:59:52 -0700
To:  whubbell at umich.edu, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV>  Icewater Air Conditioner


With so little ice, it would have only a  very short term cooling ability. 
You need something with at least 100  pounds of ice or maybe a freon 
compressor?
RonH

----- Original  Message ----- 
From: "William Hubbell" <whubbell at verizon.net>
To:  "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13,  2011 7:29 PM
Subject: <VV> Icewater Air Conditioner


>I  had a bit of fun this weekend making an ice-water air conditioner.
>  Basically, this is an air conditioner that uses ice to provide cooling  
as
> opposed to Freon, but yes, it really is an air conditioner, not a  swamp
> cooler.  And yes, I did make it with Corvair Parts, mostly,  so it does
> belong on this list. Note: photos here:
>  http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/580337059eTHqGs
>

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