Has anybody experimented with brine as a solution in their chillers?
I was talking to a chemical lecturing friend about possible solutions and he suggested it. It can get as low as -21C and should still have excellent specific heat capacity. If needed I guess you could add a small amount of ethanol/methanol to drop the temp a bit further without lossing its favourable properties.
Any thoughts from people better informed than myself?
wouldnt brine corrode the copper? :S
Hmm to be honest I have no idea, if so I assume a anti-corrosive additive would solve it.
DaBit tried it. The stuff ate up his solder joints and he had leaks everywhere. You might check out his website. It's a good read.
http://www.icecoldcomputing.com
Ah well, thx for the info Gary.
yeh. i never thought about the solder joints **DOH** but over time it would eat through the copper aswell i think. not the best thing to use
owen
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