Solar Powered Air Conditioner!

Tech IngredientsRecommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 months, 2021–2023

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Tech Ingredients builds a larger solar-powered desiccant air conditioner that uses a calcium chloride liquid desiccant with evaporative cooling to cool their lab. The video includes the engineering calculations.

HN points to it as a detailed, DIY-able design for desiccant-based cooling.

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@sp3322023-10 · in “New AC technology uses 60% less energy”

Tech Ingredients on YouTube built a dessicant-based air conditioning system with enough info to DIY one. link and a full-scale test ▶ this video

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@6f8986c32021-06 · in “Will Work for Air-Conditioning”

TechIngredients did an interesting design for a swamp cooler using liquid desiccants: ▶ this video Haven't yet built one myself, but it looks like a sensible design for climates that aren't overly humid.

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@WaitWaitWha2022-07 · in “Efficient dehumidifier makes air conditioning a breeze (2014)”

An evaporative cooling solution by "Tech Ingredients" seems to be more efficient (correct me if I am wrong) [0] ▶ this video

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