Date:         Mon, 8 May 2000 19:23:44 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fridge question
Comments: To: Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
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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
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