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Why A Cooling System?

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Your engine creates up to 5,000 degrees of heat within the combustion chamber. Enough heat to m-e-l-t the entire engine in less than 30 minutes! Approximately 1/3 of gasolines energy is converted into usable power to propel the vehicle, 1/3 of the energy is dissipated out through the exhaust system, and the remaining 1/3 is carried off by the cooling system.

Currently, why is electric cooling used more than gas cooling?

Frequently Asked Questions About Gas Cooling
In the United States, most cooling needs in the 1930s and 1940s were provided by gas. By the 1960s, electric chillers began making inroads into the cooling market due to lower cost equipment, low electric rates, and higher efficiency machines. In the 1970s, the use of gas was restricted and electric cooling use continued to increase. By 1990, only 5% of all air conditioning in the United States was provided by gas.

Is gas cooling only applicable to large cooling system applications?

Frequently Asked Questions About Gas Cooling
No. Unitary or packaged gas cooling is available in both direct expansion (DX) as well as chilled water systems. Equipment range in size from 3 tons to 500 tons and larger. This equipment is suitable to most residential and light commercial/industrial applications.

What is a cooling tower?

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A cooling tower is a device for transferring waste heat from a power plant to the atmosphere. Once through cooling is only available near large bodies of water. Once through cooling is sometimes objectionable for environmental reasons because returning warm water to a body of water can have adverse effects on marine life.

How does cooling play into overclocking?

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Like all Integrated Chips (ICs) and electronic devices, the CPU will perform better and last longer when it stays cool. When you Overclock a CPU it creates more heat than it would under normal conditions. A cool CPU is a happy CPU. This also applies to other devices in your computer: Video card, RAM, sound card, and other devices.

I am an Illinois customer and wanted to know what is a cooling off period?

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When IL customers take loans over 45 consecutive days, state regulations require a cooling off period of 7 days before another loan is issued.

Are there different types of gas cooling systems? If so, what are they?

Frequently Asked Questions About Gas Cooling
Yes, there are three basic types of gas cooling systems; absorption, engine-driven and desiccant. In Southern California, the most popular systems are double-effect absorption (either direct-fired or steam) and engine-driven gas cooling units. Absorption cooling systems are similar to vapor compression or mechanical systems in that they utilize a cycle of evaporation and condensation of a fluid or refrigerant to produce cooling.

Is there gas cooling equipment available that would suit my needs?

Frequently Asked Questions About Gas Cooling
Yes. Absorption equipment is available from all of the major manufacturers of A/C equipment, Carrier, Trane, York, McQuay, and Dunham-Bush as well as Yazaki, Broad, and Robur, Cention, Energen, Energy Concepts and Thermax. Engine-driven equipment is available from York, Tecogen, Trane and Alturdyne. Desiccant equipment is available from AIL Research, Inc., Bry-Air, Concepts and Designs, Drykor, Kathabar Systems Division, Munters Corporation, NovelAire, Seasons 4 and SEMCO.

Does it make sense to have both electric and gas cooling?

Frequently Asked Questions About Gas Cooling
In many cases, the optimal cooling system would incorporate both electric and gas chillers. In a “hybrid” plant, the gas chillers may be used for the “base load” and the electric chillers would be used only during the peak cooling periods. In general, this is a more economic and more reliable solution than a thermal energy storage system.

What is evaporative cooling?

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Nature's most efficient means of cooling is through the evaporation of water. Evaporative cooling works on the principle of heat absorption by moisture evaporation. The evaporative cooler draws exterior air into special pads soaked with water, where the air is cooled by evaporation, and then circulated.

What is Cooling Capacity?

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Cooling capacity measures a unit's ability to remove or reject heat from an enclosed area. The greater the cooling capacity, the more efficient the unit.

WHAT IS A COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE?

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Your radiator protects your engine and air conditioning condenser from overheating. It also plays another important role. In today's computer-controlled engines, a radiator coolant temperature sensor actually tells your car's computer and other sensors how to adjust your fuel mixture and timing. So, the efficiency of your radiator directly effects the efficiency of your engine and fuel economy.

What about heating and cooling?

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We are familiar with many manufactures of different types of heating and cooling systems. Whether you are looking for gas, oil or electric, we can help you find the best suppliers around. Top

Is there a cooling off period?

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Yes, all our policies carry a cooling off period of up to month after purchase as long as you have not yet travelled.

What about bacteria in my cooling system?

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Bon Aquas are neither bactericidal, nor bacteriostatic; therefore you would have to continue a biocidal program. Bon Aquas do, however, create an environment where expensive, toxic biocides are no longer necessary. A minimal residual of safe, inexpensive bromine or chlorine is all that is necessary to control bacteria.

How can I augment the cooling of my amplifier racks using external fans?

Amplifier Frequently Asked Questions
Crown amplifiers draw air in the front and exit out the sides (CE Series and Contractor Series (CH/CL Series) amplifiers exit air out the back). For this reason do not install auxiliary fans POINTING IN toward the amplifiers. The following are two suggestions: Seal the back of the rack with the road case cover. Mount the fans to the TOP of the road case back cover POINTING OUT.

What about using Solar Power for Cooling?

Solar Power and evaporative cooling rather go hand in hand. Both are energy efficient and both use the power of Mother Nature's natural benefits for their operation. We recommend you use The MightyKool MW1 as it draws less than .9 to 1.6 amps (11 to 20 watts) and produces a nice steady stream of cool air. Click on MW1 for more information
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