This curious little gem here is a modular refrigerator evaporator from a US patent granted 1935. Available here. The purpose of the invention being that it allows for the removal or replacement of a refrigerator’s evaporator coil (or at least…
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Trying Not to Blow Myself Up
I advocate hydrocarbon refrigerants for vapor compression systems whether it’s refrigerators, dehumidifiers, split systems, whatever. There are a lot of advantages to them over proprietary cocktails like R-134a, R-22, 410a and so on. First of all, they are naturally found…
Tagged with: propane, R-134a, R-290, refrigerant, refrigeration, vapor compression
Posted in Refrigeration
Posted in Refrigeration
Future Plans
I’ve been thinking quite a lot about refrigerator designs and what steps I’m going to take in developing them. I tend to take on a lot more than I can chew and then when it all becomes too overwhelming, I…
Tagged with: heat pump, propane, refrigerator, vapor compression system
Posted in Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Refrigerator Cabinet Design – Part 2
In Part 1 I complained a good bit about the design of conventional refrigerators. Since I was a little kid, I thought that surely their must be a better way make a refrigerator more convenient and at the same time consume…
Tagged with: brine, compressor, condenser, evaporator, killcap, PCM, phase change material, refrigeration, refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Refrigerator Cabinet Design – Part 1
I have some issues with the current state of domestic refrigerators. Anyone who has read my other posts is probably well aware of this fact. A Better Refrigerator, The Killcap Refrigerator and Hand Crafted Refrigerators. I have a great deal of…
Tagged with: chest freezer, COP, freezer, lazy susan, refrigeration, refrigerator, sliding door, turntable
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Refrigeration, Refrigerator
musings on entropy 