Re: Liquid properties

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Original poster: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net> 

Luke,

Because water has such a high heat capacity, you might simply use 
individual copper pipes filled with water and not even worry about forcing 
circulation. This approach, in conjunction with a blower, was used 
effectively by at least one coiler to my knowledge on a low power system.

-- Bert --

Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com
>In a message dated 3/10/04 9:17:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
>Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>
>What I was thinking of is to make a single gap (parallel pipe type) with
>a cooling fluid like ice water circulating inside the pipes.  This would
>be an attempt to keep the electrodes from heating up at all.  That would
>eliminate that heat from interfering with the quenching of the gap.  Air
>could be directed right into the gap area to take care of removing warm
>air from the area and any excess electrons or ions.
>Any one have any thoughts on this?
>I am seriously considering giving it a go.  Or is this barking way up
>the wrong tree?
>Luke Galyan
>Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
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>
>Hi Luke,
>The problem with ice water is that it quickly becomes conductive through 
>mineralization. You may suddenly find the inside of your pump "floating" 
>at 10 kV.
>Matt D
>
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