can't see the pic (at work) can you attach it here?

I would agree and thought about changing of fan direction to add turbulance. The thought behind this pic is more inline
of the atomization of feul oil as in a oil combustion unit. Fine spray and high velocity air. in addition, on the front of an
oil burner is a nose cone (fixed fan blade) that adds a circular swirl to the in comming air and fuel thus atomizing further.
  

As for the Cold air intake,
Going for a closed loop system. Air is recirculated from the side pipe.
It's all trial and error and easily switched and or scrapped anyway and probably why my garage looks like a home depot section.
Anytime I find myself needing 1 of any small part, I toss 10 in the basket for just an occasion. 
 

nateman_doo

can't see the pic (at work) can you attach it here?

Would have thought the image hosting would work better. attatched :)
 
 
Here is  a pic of sim Electric Ducted Fan jets I have in mind for use. loud yes but, would place the unit in the mechanical room.
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-jets.html (mine are electric with sealed motors but riiiiiiiiiiip!!!! all the same)
 

@str1d3r  
Another question about a closed loop. Dosen't the evaporated water need to go somewhere? Not sure, really never seen anyone with parts like that lying around.

The mechanical room is opposite my home office
boiler, water heater, Air circulating equipment, etc etc
 
 
evaporated water would collect and condense into liquid state
over and over
its in the evaporated state that it is most susceptible to temp change and where (not yet drawn in pic) a heat exchanger of sorts will be.
 may sound like a Rube Golderg idea but is why I think something other than pvc should be used.
(A large diam copper or aluminum  chamber with fins and circulated air)

reggiesanchez

@str1d3r  
Another question about a closed loop. Dosen't the evaporated water need to go somewhere? Not sure, really never seen anyone with parts like that lying around.

If the loop is configured to allow evaporated water to rise above water level, then the placement of a trap to catch the evaporated water at the highest point will then allow evapoated water to condensate/cool and run back down into the resivoire. That's what my original design show early on in this thread.

I have a computer room, it's full of parts and what not, long as it keeps my junk off the kitchen table the wife is happy

str1d3r
 
will post results, I dont want to hijack this thread.
 
ps 
If the walls blow down my wife will tell me that we need an apartment (no more mech room for me) 

no such thing as hijacking any of my threads?? :)

you can post them here!  This could be the bong thread or something.

nateman_doo
no such thing as hijacking any of my threads?? :)

you can post them here!  This could be the bong thread or something.

Awesome, some people are a bit touchy about that in some other forums.
 
 
interesting idea with the tilted screens.

Far Out Monkey Man.

What about an aerator nozzel similar to a faucet or an inverted swirling sprinkle or even a little cascading action inside the tube?
and no I didn't have a hit with that Nun.

nateman_doo

cade121

   

Your MS Paint-Foo needs some work. 

I think I like the idea.. but hard to see what your getting at.  If water runs down a screen, it would defiantly be cooling during the process if a low cfm fan was to blow on it.  If a high CFM fan was blowing, it would probably blow right off the screen. 

Can't believe you don't like my cave drawing lol. About, the fans, yeah I was thinking about a 140mm fan turning slow for the second fan. Just wondering if the whole thing would gradually heat up unless the box was acting as a heatsink. That is if it was more or less sealed. Might be good to have a rad somewhere in there if that turned out to be the case. Let me also say thanks for being cool about us posting random stuff in your thread!

Edited the title of original post.  Don't want to attract any 'unwanted' attention. 

You guys can post all day long here.  lol @ cave drawings btw.  you must work on your MSPaint-fu.

ty_ger07

cade121 

About, the fans, yeah I was thinking about a 140mm fan turning slow for the second fan. Just wondering if the whole thing would gradually heat up unless the box was acting as a heatsink. That is if it was more or less sealed.

I don't think it can be sealed.  I think you would have to place an air escape hole in there somewhere (probably under the tilted slide and above the water pool would be the best place since it would not allow as much evaporation to escape [the hot condensing air would be trapped in the top and couldn't escape]).

But you will definately need an air escape somewhere.  As you have it drawn now, both fans are blowing inwards and without any where for their air to blow, they would just spin and not move any air at all.
EDIT: Changed the title.

I can't believe you don't like my cave logic. JK, excellent point though. Surely my subconcious was telling of that fallacy. I hope, lol. So, maybe let the exhaust blow through a sponge and catch the water vapor and rechannel it to the res? I don't know, any other ideas of how downsizing could be accomplished? I am still gonna do the "tower", only thing left is to extend the fan cables and wait for hose to arrive.  Already got shower head rigged up and ready to attach to hose. Also ordered a Promliatech backplate for my Apogee XT.

How is this for MS Paint-fu:


Air is directed in as normal, but the only difference is metal type dryer duct hosing.  Hopefully the moist warm air will condense on the metal and collect at the bottom, then it a drain hose could go directly into the reservoir and it would collect the majority of the moisture.

Opinions?

Opinions? Only thing I know for sure. If I EVER started building something like that in my computer room, my wife would for certain bounce something off the back of my head! LOL, You guys are REALLY getting bored?

One thing that also may help with the capture of condensation is to take the dryer hose and spiral it up. This will expose more surface area and will slow the air flow enough to allow more condesation to form and drain off.