Check this out.

http://www.killerchiller.com/

I came across this on ebay and after reading through it i'm assuming it is using peltier effect tiles. I don't know how well it would work with the volume and speed of air moving through it but its still interesting...

Any thoughts?

Marty

 

It wonder why they don't post their credentials.

 

"When you go into boost, the air charge is diverted into the Chiller unit. This gives you about 20-30 seconds of chilled air charge. Once you come out of the boost, the unit will automatically recharge back to the minimum temperature. "


uhh......i dont wanna have to wait a few minutes to get on it again.....that would be annoying really quick.

 

Sounds like SVT's "SuperCooler" technology they are looking at for their next Lightning.

Bad thing, you still have to plumb everything. Also, the system costs more than a Vortech Aftercooler or an air to air intercooler. Oh yeah, putting ice in the Aftercooler tank will get you similar results, and you can buy a whole lot of ice for the difference in price.

 

Peltier units are pretty ineffecient for the heat energy removed vs. electrical current required. From their spec page "36-40" amps - that's a pretty hefty amount of current. Also that's only a short blast every minute or two. I think I would rather do a air/water in that situation anyday.

And you are still going to have to radiate the heat from the peltier units somehow, so it still needs a heat exhanger - how cool the intercooler gets is going to be directly related to the temp on the hot side of the peltier.


Chris

 

Pretty interesting. Never heard of anything like this, even for the Mustang crowd.

 

Amen! I wasn't saying I wanted one, just thought it interesting. I agree that the 36-40 amp draw is rather extreme and that they don't mention anything about the hot side of the peltier which, if you ever worked with them, can get REALLY hot...

To me it's more of a gimmick than anything else. Who wants to close the diverter valves and let the system chill to make another run? Not to mention, I don't believe that once the diverters are opened that the cooling charge would last more than 2 seconds with the volume of hot air introduced...

Marty

 

I'm familiar with peltier cooling as used in computers and I've wondered why they hadn't been used in an application like this.
I didn't know they had such a large current draw though.