On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 05:07:58 GMT, SomeBody
wrote:

I have put together a diesel generator set, can be seen at:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jeffgnu/my_photos

I am wanting to convert the hopper cooling system to a thermo cooling
tower.

The principle of operation of thermo cooling can be seen he

http://www.chilipepperapp.com/tscs.htm

I have a few questions on the construction of this
tank and want to run it by the group.

The genset will have a 195F thermostat installed, the cooling tank will
be a closed system. I plan on using a 2" black pipe with screw cap as a
filler neck in the top of the tank. This cap will be only hand tight.

Just a length of pipe isn't going to radiate much heat out...

Would I need to install a pressure relief value of sorts to prevent an
accident? Could a radiator cap be used instead of a pressure relief
valve?

Yes, and Yes. In fact, easier and cheaper than a relief valve.

Do they make a filler neck flange to mount to the top of the tank?

Not easily. Why reinvent the wheel? Go to a junkyard and get a
good small radiator with an electric fan attached, and note what car
it came out of. And get a generic radiator overflow bottle.

A regular radiator will run in thermosiphon mode also, but it works
better if there is a water pump in the cooling system. That's why the
user them on cars, you can't get enough cooling from thermosiphon
alone with a high-horsepower engine unless you use Big coolant lines

-- Bruce --

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Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
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