Blond bubbler construction

[blond.chap]

Here's how I spent my Christmas break, she's not all that pretty so far I'm afraid

Shotgun construction

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Reflux condenser

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[blond.chap]

Continued:

Plate sections:

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Mock up of progress:

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[MacStill]

Nice :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Once your done it will polish up and look great mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Keep an eye out for the posty in the next couple of days :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[googe]

Looks good mate, you've been a busy boy :handgestures-thumbupleft: I obvioulsy didnt read you bubble thread good enough, missed the double de fag thingy?. Keep up the good work :handgestures-thumbupleft: .

[blond.chap]

Keep an eye out for the posty in the next couple of days :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Sweet, it'll be much prettier with some more clamps

Looks good mate, you've been a busy boy :handgestures-thumbupleft: I obvioulsy didnt read you bubble thread good enough, missed the double de fag thingy?. Keep up the good work :handgestures-thumbupleft: .

Cheers googe, it was a last minute thought, I put a plate in the middle as a baffle so that I could have the inlet and outlets on the same side. I was going to put 3 plates in to make a bit of a maze and increase heat transfer, but I got sick of cutting copper. The outlets are at roughly 80mm and 120mm on 3" tubing, not sure that the 80mm will knock enough down, but I thought it was worth a shot.
Yours is looking pretty, bit more carefully done than my poor hammer victim.

[MR-E]

Nice one, it'll clean up all right :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[googe]

Interesting idea mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: its gunna be a nice looking build when your done, thanks, but I just don't show the dodgy side of my building skills lol.

[blond.chap]

Cheers guys, looks like the three of us are the new bubble builders at the moment.

[MacStill]

Cheers guys, looks like the three of us are the new bubble builders at the moment.

Why cant I be in your club?

I'm building one as well :wtf:

[blond.chap]

Umm, is this your first too?

In the interest of being inclusionary you can join the club.

[emptyglass]

You might want to punch a few holes in the conector between the end of the product condenser and the reducer so the parrot dosn't surge.
Looking good!

[blond.chap]

Cheers mate, sounds like a good move

[bt1]

err,

not altogether sure of the purpose or benefit of the split reflux condenser...it seems like more work for undetermined reasons.

The best I've seen of newer reflux condensers is Tickle's twin take off which I pinched and have used. it fast and responsive.

I do like the rest and plates to flange edge for modulars..it's neat.

bt1

[googe]

Cheers guys, looks like the three of us are the new bubble builders at the moment.

Why cant I be in your club?

I'm building one as well :wtf:

Your probably building 5 at once knowing you :teasing-tease:

[blond.chap]

err,

not altogether sure of the purpose or benefit of the split reflux condenser...it seems like more work for undetermined reasons.

bt1

The mid condenser plate is possibly is a waste of time, but my thinking was:
If you have the water input and outlet on the same side, there may be a preferential flow on that side, so the plate (with the hole on the opposite side to the inlet/outlet) forces the water to cross the tube before exiting the condenser.

Btw I have nicked tickle's idea of having 2 outlets. Both of these are above the middle plate.

We'll see whether the thing works in a month or two.

[emptyglass]

[quote="blond.chap]there may be a preferential flow on that side.[/quote]
There may not either.

There wont be with your baffle. Good to see some thinking going into this. Good stuff

[blond.chap]

Yes, the only problem is I don't have anything to benchmark against. If I get bored after it's finished I might make an identical one without the baffle and see what it's like.

[emptyglass]

You won't get bored mate.

[MacStill]

err,

not altogether sure of the purpose or benefit of the split reflux condenser...it seems like more work for undetermined reasons.

bt1

The mid condenser plate is possibly is a waste of time, but my thinking was:
If you have the water input and outlet on the same side, there may be a preferential flow on that side, so the plate (with the hole on the opposite side to the inlet/outlet) forces the water to cross the tube before exiting the condenser.

Btw I have nicked tickle's idea of having 2 outlets. Both of these are above the middle plate.

We'll see whether the thing works in a month or two.

I do like your way of thinking, please continue as you are :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[bt1]

yep, makes sense ...

Had thought there would be enough mixing in a reflux but yeh good pick up.

bt1