Yea, I have a fan for mine already after I remove it from its intercooler duties. Just trying to figure out how to mount it (on or near the HF RAD), plumb it, and then control it.
Is that fan pulling or pushing?
Just curious if you’re pulling the heat coming off that motor through the coil or not
80 gallons= 18,480 in³
50 ft of 3/8 refrigeration copper = 66.27 in³
I took an old air conditioning condenser and used it as my active air cooler after the compressor.
Copper
The fan is pushing in this configuration.
Check out the Derale stacked plate coolers instead of the tube and fin style.They’re a lot more efficient and a smaller size. You definitly need a fan though, pulling, not pushing.
I’m looking at the Derale 51608; 250PSI rated and 32000BTU/HR (with fan) heat disipation.
Yes but that’s calculated air to oil. Oil is far denser than air. So you could derate that 32,000 BTUs by a very significant margin when using it in an air to Air configuration.
Granted, but they are still significantly higher than the tube and fin. The 15300 is only about 14000 btu with a fan, and mounting them is a lot more straight foreward.
I would steer towards something that’s actually made for air-to-air. It will have better pressure drop characteristics and heat exchange characteristics.
Bar and Plate Air Compressor Belt Guard Cooler 18.2” x 8” (26085)
With the two bungs coming off the top I think it would be hard to get an acceptable configuration for condensate to come out
For sure, if you have the bucks, but everybody seems to be going with the D15300 which also is air to oil, and should be mounted on an angle.
I’m just starting out, so still scratching my head.
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I think it’s the exact same money damn near as the other Derale cooler you linked. I think repurposing an old air condition condenser is by far the cheapest way to go about it.
Find an American standard or a trane with the splinefin coil
Yes and this decision is solely made on price.
The other thing people do on here is convert plastic water filter housings into desiccant dryers… low risk but huge consequence.
The plates run horizontal, so you can mount them with the ports straight down, or left or right. But your’e right, definately not up. Will check out that link you sent, thanks.
This is a shelf that holds on my air drying and storage tanks. Mounted up on the wall to free at my floor area.
The line at the top is 1 inch black pipe coming from my compressor at the other side of the shop. I got it out the air conditioner so it’s only the coils in the fan.
The one inch line first goes through the modified air conditioning compressor then to the refrigerated air dryer and then into the storage tank. In the winter I have a bypass the cooler and refrigerated air dryer because it’s usually below zero in the shop and it’ll all freeze up.
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Wow, your shop must be the thing guys like me dream about. You’ve obviously worked hard all your life; good on ya.
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Has anybody looked in to see what the difference is between brands and models of compressors of what the outlet temperature is of the air?
Obviously, how long it runs would affect it, but I’m just curious if some of the smaller compressors that spin so fast don’t run much hotter
Maybe take those compression fittings out and use some nipples. It looks like you have a union on either side at the bottom so it possible to do solid pipe work above.
Nipples to what? That interlock ball valve still has to exist between the in/out stems.
oh, do you mean straight threaded 1/2 - 1/2 pipe “nipple”? Sorry I thought a hose barb for some reason.
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You’re right to focus on the air conditioning system right now.
If you’re just looking for reliable functionality without breaking the bank, consider brands like Midea and Hisense. These are generally cheaper than the big-name brands, but users report excellent stability and cooling performance.
If your budget is slightly higher, LG and Whirlpool are also often recommended, offering guaranteed performance and after-sales service.
You’re right to focus on the air conditioning system right now.
If you’re just looking for reliable functionality without breaking the bank, consider brands like Midea and Hisense. These are generally cheaper than the big-name brands, but users report excellent stability and cooling performance.
If your budget is slightly higher, LG and Whirlpool are also often recommended, offering guaranteed performance and after-sales service.
I assume you are talking about using an air conditioning condenser as an aftercooler instead of re-purposing a transmission cooler. I would be hesitant to do that because a condenser is designed to carry refrigerant in a pristine, closed system. I think the tubes are somewhat smaller too. An air compressor sucks in moist, relatively dirty air from a completely open system (the atmosphere) and these two factors combined would tend to plug up the condenser unit more quickly than a tranny cooler with its larger internal geometry.
Now, I could be completely wrong here not being a refrigeration tech, but that is my gut feeling anyway.
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