My mind has been stuck playing with a crazy, and I mean crazy, idea of how to add airconditioning to a boat with a hydronic system without adding a second reverse cycle airconditioning system. I have several friends in this predicament and asked me to think about this issue with my out of the box mind. What did they do? Lol.
After thinking of various options, I started to wonder what would happen if a special cooling compressor was added to the hydronic heater lines to cool the antifreeze instead of heating it like the diesel furnace does. I figure a wye would have to be installed to shut out which ever system you needed, but I was thinking if the coolant was cooled to about 33f, it would cause the individual heater's radiator to cool to a point the air flow would generate a cool to cold airflow that would in turn cool the various cabins
I don't know if this crazy idea would be significant enough for tropical use, but was thinking it might be fun to try... I may have to design a new compressor, but what the heck, right? thoughts?
~BJ
~BJ
After thinking of various options, I started to wonder what would happen if a special cooling compressor was added to the hydronic heater lines to cool the antifreeze instead of heating it like the diesel furnace does. I figure a wye would have to be installed to shut out which ever system you needed, but I was thinking if the coolant was cooled to about 33f, it would cause the individual heater's radiator to cool to a point the air flow would generate a cool to cold airflow that would in turn cool the various cabins
I don't know if this crazy idea would be significant enough for tropical use, but was thinking it might be fun to try... I may have to design a new compressor, but what the heck, right? thoughts?
~BJ
~BJ
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