"DD" == Doug Dotson dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom writes:

DD "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
DD ...

"DSK" whined like a limp-wristed wimp.


You obviously have nothing intelligent to say on the subject of cruising,
sailing, or (distantly related topic) marine refrigeration.

DSK

Too bad you're too blind to read the post in alt.sailing.asa cut and
pasted
below . . .

"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...

DSK wrote:
Joe wrote:
you building a custom space with a cold plate, and putting the
compressor in your engine room?


No, they have this marvelous new technology called electricity!

I am putting in a 12V freezer, that way it can run when it needs to
regardless of what our power config (shore power, underway, anchored,

genset running, etc).


Even a 12 V electric compressor can be noisy. With just a few feet of
plumbing you can have a more proffessional set up and better access to
your compressor in the engine room.


A refrigerator is a heat pump.
It is rather stupid to put the compressor in a hot engine room because
it decreases the efficiency of the heat pump when the hot side of the pump
is in a hot environment.

DD That just depends. Putting the compressor in the engine room is fine since
DD the purpose of the compressor is to heat up the refrigerant. It's the
DD condenser that is the issue. A water cooled condenser doesn;t much
DD care where it is. An air-cooled unit does need cool air to be efficient.

Actually, the purpose is not to heat the refrigerant, but to compress
it. It heats up because it is compressed. You remove the heat, and it
condenses. It evaporates (expands), and absorbs heat, and so on. But I agree,
with a water cooled condenser, it does not matter much where the
compressor is, as long as you stay within its operational limits.

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