AC Compressor?

[Grnade]

This is just an idea, I have no idea if it would work or not. Is there such thing as a small portable AC compressor? It would have to be around the size of an AC compressor for a car. When I searched, I couldn't find anything, but I thought some of you HardOCPers might know. My idea here is to simply get colder air into my case, I do not want to water cool or anything of that nature. My idea would be to attach a vent from an AC compressor directly to the side of my case which has a 120mm fan blowing air in. I realize this method isn't as good as others, however, it would do the job for me. If you have any knowledge or ideas, please reply, any help would be appreciated.

 

[k1pp3r]

just hack a small fridge to pieces but keep the compressor intact, there ya go

 

[jpmkm]

An AC compressor alone will not give you cold air. A compressor simply compresses gasses. There is nothing in a compressor that would cool anything. The cooling is due to the gas. And a lot of smaller compressors are about the size of an automotive AC compressor.

 

[k1pp3r]

An AC compressor alone will not give you cold air. A compressor simply compresses gasses. There is nothing in a compressor that would cool anything. The cooling is due to the gas. And a lot of smaller compressors are about the size of an automotive AC compressor.

Yes i realize that, you would need to make a evaporator, condensor, and capilairy tube in order to use the compressor to cool anything, i know how a/c works

my point was, with the compressor being the most expensive part in a simple phase change setup you could just rip one out of a small fridge

 

[jpmkm]

Yes i realize that, you would need to make a evaporator, condensor, and capilairy tube in order to use the compressor to cool anything, i know how a/c works

my point was, with the compressor being the most expensive part in a simple phase change setup you could just rip one out of a small fridge

I was responding to the OP because I get the feeling he doesn't know this.

 

[thewhiteguy]

A little fridge compressor isn't built to run all the time, you would burn it out and fry your processor.