I heard someplace that people would put a very low flame under the outside ball and it would keep the ice box cold without having to take it in and out. Do they still make these? It sounds like this technology could be used in air conditioners and refrigerators.
@DrDaveBilliards But modern absorption cycle refrigerators use a constant heat source. Having said that I doubt the ivy balls worked with a constant heat source. Comparing how the icy ball to how an absorption refrigerator works would be as invalid as comparing how a compressor driven refrigerator works to the absorption refrigerator operation
@SupernaturalNEWSLTR That practice may be why the icy balls where known to explode. How the icy ball works is differant how absorption cycle refrigerator work & very different from how the compressor driven refrigerators work.
I have one of these! Just found out tonight what it is.
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5lkk 1 year ago
Ever hear of a "rotating heat pipe"?
I saw the patent on this gizmo for use in as an airconditioner.
My Dad tried for a couple of years an airconditoning system that used natural gas in an absortion cycle like the icy ball.
He said that he almost went broke trying to keep it running.
ufoengines 2 years ago
Sounds like a similar idea.
DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago
@ufoengines
My father said that there was a refidgerator that ran on natural gas, I think he said it was made some time in the late 30's or so?
italobambino43 1 year ago
@italobambino43 I recall family using such refrigerator in the late '60s yet. Some had ones that burned kerosene still at that time.
5lkk 1 year ago
@5lkk
Yes, I had heard that to. They made old floor fans that ran on Kerosene to, saw one on The Antiques Road Show!
italobambino43 1 year ago
I heard someplace that people would put a very low flame under the outside ball and it would keep the ice box cold without having to take it in and out. Do they still make these? It sounds like this technology could be used in air conditioners and refrigerators.
SupernaturalNEWSLTR 3 years ago
A constant flame wouldn't work. The pressure must cycle. Modern refrigerators have compressors and evaporators to achieve the effect continuously.
Dr. Dave
DrDaveBilliards 3 years ago
@DrDaveBilliards But modern absorption cycle refrigerators use a constant heat source. Having said that I doubt the ivy balls worked with a constant heat source. Comparing how the icy ball to how an absorption refrigerator works would be as invalid as comparing how a compressor driven refrigerator works to the absorption refrigerator operation
5lkk 1 year ago
They still use a form of this Gas Absorption cooling in Camper and Rv Refrigerators. It is Continuous in a rv but it uses the same principle.
DSINKS 3 years ago
@SupernaturalNEWSLTR That practice may be why the icy balls where known to explode. How the icy ball works is differant how absorption cycle refrigerator work & very different from how the compressor driven refrigerators work.
5lkk 1 year ago
Very nice refrigerator! and it dont uses electricity, just solar or
alex681219 4 years ago