At 18:47 5/8/2000, Katherine Maas wrote: >Would I be correct in assuming, then, that there are no CFCs in the >Dometic Fridge? (This would allow me to feel extremely self righteous >every time I use it.) You would be correct. On the other hand, you are getting a very poor return on your energy investment -- the *only* good thing about the absorption cycle is that it works directly from a heat input and does not require mechanical energy. If you used the same amount of propane to drive a Stirling cycle engine that ran a mechanical compressor (or generated electricity for an electrical one) I believe you would have much better refrigeration for the same thermal input. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.