AC Varible Orifice Valve
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AC Variable Orifice Valve
Here is an interesting three part article on the newer "variable orifice valves" (VOV) -- it is somewhat technical, but good information.
These valves are a drop-in change for the existing fixed orifice valves in most automotive AC systems.
http://www.imcool.com/articles/aircondition/VOV1.htm
Tom Piper
These valves are a drop-in change for the existing fixed orifice valves in most automotive AC systems.
http://www.imcool.com/articles/aircondition/VOV1.htm
Tom Piper
Last edited by Tom Piper; 06-14-2006 at 08:23 AM.
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They've been out for at least a year. I remember reading about them last summer when I was doing some A/C repair work on my Vette.
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Most of the pros on the Board at www.ackits.com say they're junk. Don't know of any OEM that uses them either. GM's variable displacement compressor (here's a brief overview: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...4/ai_n13780360 ) approaches it from a somewhat different angle, but of all the systems I've owned, that's been the only one that never gave me any problems (and it's nice to have something that never cycles).
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Originally Posted by Alvin
IT would be neat to see some sort of modern safer version of a lithium bromide ac used on auto's to make use of all the waste heat.
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Look up lithium bromide, ice from fire, or adsorbtion cycle refrigerators and you'll find a bunch of info. They have been around for along time. The problem is it could blind someone.
We did a few projects where we where able to run a fairly nice sized adsorbtion cycle refrigerator off the exhaust of a typical household gas water heater.
We did a few projects where we where able to run a fairly nice sized adsorbtion cycle refrigerator off the exhaust of a typical household gas water heater.
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See my post under the "134 Super" title. It's been about 3 years since I installed a varible orifice tube. I did it at the same time of the Freeze 12 conversion, so I don't know how it relates to the final performance of the system but I couldn't be happier. Many thanks to Sun CR for the guidence in getting the system going, but note he wasn't the one who recommended the Freeze 12.