Re: Liquid properties

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Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk> 

Luke,

The blue ring is the part that aligns, and holds it all together. Could be 
made from pvc or other non conductive material.
Doesn`t have to be heat resistant, since the water keeps temperature below 
100 deg. Celcius.

Cheers, Finn Hammer

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>
>That is similar to what I have in mind.
>I have already made a loop for an electrode out of copper fittings and
>have been playing with it.  Haven't added water yet. :)  was comparing
>it to a stright piece of pipe for now.  See my post arc heat.
>Was thinking of adding a peltier device to cool the other side to aid
>the convection of the water inside.
>May I ask what the blue ring is in the drawing?
>Luke Galyan
>Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
>http://members.cox-dot-net/bluu
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>Subject: Re: Liquid properties
>Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
>Luke,
>One way to keep the water exclusive for cooling and separated from
>conducting electrically, would be to build this gap, soft soldered from
>commonly available copper fittings, and tube. I visualized this design
>from
>a description you made some time ago.
>http://www.hammertone-dot-com/lukegap.jpg
>Each loop would require
>2 small 90deg. bends,
>2 big/small/big T-pieces
>2 small->big dia. straight transitions
>1 small dia. pibe
>1 big dia. pipe
>The small dia. of the pipe in the sparking zone will promote rapid
>thermal self-circulation of the water into the larger cooling
>reservoirs.
>All sorts of cooling finns can be soldered to these reservoirs to
>promote
>further cooling.
>Cheers, Finn Hammer
>Tesla list wrote:
>  >Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
>  >Tesla list wrote:
>  >  >
>  >  > 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?
>  >The problem would be to keep the high-voltage electricity out of the
>  >cooling water. The water-cooled quenched gap that I was discussing in
>  >the thread about "Quenched gap" uses water tanks with no circulation.
>  >The water may boil, but keeps the gap temperature around 100 degrees
>  >at most while there is enough water.
>  >Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
>  >
>