Playa fan with ice water cooler

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:55 pm

http://www.kk.org/streetuse/
and scroll down to the fan with copper tubes in a spiral around the cage. Cold water in the ice chest and an aquarium pump to circulate the water to the fan.

Rubber tubes instead?

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:06 pm

That is one great site!
"No pot or pan? We'll you have an iron shovel, right?" ---LOLOL
You can cook with it and have a giant spoon too!
The fan idea, well, I'm underwhelmed. The more tubes you have the less air flow, and I think you would have to use metal tubes for the conduction.

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:42 pm

I think you would have to use metal tubes for the conduction.

Yeah, that makes sense. I hadn't thought of conduction.

Dork · Post by **Dork** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:55 pm

It's dry enough out there that evaporation is quite effective. My first year one of our neighbors rigged some big flexible exhaust tubing (like 12" diameter) up to a fan and mister. Stick your head in there and it cools you down quick!

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:45 am

Evaporation sucks up your available water pretty hey presto.

Some seriously ugly/beautiful vehicles on that site. The street sweeper was brilliant.