Washing Machine Museum - refrigerator

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.

Sounds like a similar idea.

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.

A constant flame wouldn't work. The pressure must cycle.  Modern refrigerators have compressors and evaporators to achieve the effect continuously.

Dr. Dave

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.

Very nice refrigerator! and it dont uses electricity, just solar or