(bspline@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jan 28 2003 - 14:42:21 EST
Hi folks! Just delurking for a moment to ask a question that I've
wondered about, namely one about refrigeration.
I'm not yet cruising, but things are headed that way and the plans
have gotten to the point where I am thinking about making stuff cold.
After a GREAT deal of research I've decided that I'd like to know what
other people are doing :)
It seems to me that a reverse cycle ammonia system would be the
absolute best way to go, since I can power it with propane (or really
anything that burns). Since I can get lots more stored energy in
flammable gas/liquids than I can get via the sun/wind, and potentially
more cheaply, and certainly more reliably (in a salt water
environment) than an eletrically driven compression system I have
currently thought to go with this sort of system. There is also the
advantage that I can probably find a small industrial/commercial
system like this for cheap money and 'Marinize' it. Essentially, this
system would be making a block of freshwater ice for me in a well
insulated box, which I would break out and use in my icebox for
refrigeration. I will have no freezer, or if I do it will be very
small. (like 1 cubic foot). Considering my thrifty ways, both units
will be top loading.
So, on to the question:
What do you folks think is -the- way to go for refrigeration? There
are many strategies and methods, but I was wondering what you folks
out in the real world are using.
Thanks in advance!
--T
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