Kitsap Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 As part of my rehab I've been using one of these http://bracesupport.com/breg/polar%20care%20cub.htm It has kept the ice/water combination very cold for up to 20 hours. The Cub model can be used with electricity or with a hand pump to circulate the cold water through the pad. The pad for my knee easily covers the area of my upper middle back where I believe it would work well in cooling the blood returning to the brain. I think some experimentation is in order. Link to comment
Quinn Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 You're thinking of air conditioning for the bike this Summer? Link to comment
Kitsap Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 The mad scientist in me says I can do it, not that the pain killers have anything to do with it The cooling pad has channels the water must flow from the input to output ports, it's not just a big bag of water. Since I already get to keep the pad I figure I might as well just buy the cooler and see what happens. With my history I'm sure I'll need it again for some other malady if it doesn't work as I hope on the bike. Link to comment
flyingreg Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Kitsap, Me thinks you've been living in the rain forests for too long. Come, move to the desert. It's a dry heat, don'tcha know. Link to comment
kcscout Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Something like this? <CLICK> Link to comment
Kitsap Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 That's the ticket. It uses the exact same hoses and connectors and hoses as my unit. See I'm not crazy, even if I don't live where it's dry Link to comment
Kitsap Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Greg I'm sitting next to you at Torrey, I'm a messy eater and belch a lot. Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 If it's a dry heat & you are opposed to getting a bit wet, your far better off using evaporative cooling. Ice will give you 0.5BTUs/#/º rise in sensible heat gain & 144BTUs/# in latent heat gain. Water will give you 1BTUs/#/º rise in sensible heat gain & 980BTUs/# in latent heat gain so you get a much bigger bang for your buck using evaporative cooling as long as the drybulb (humidity level) is within reason. Link to comment
Kitsap Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Well there goes my Gene Wilder moment. Thanks Eric, spoiling my folly with facts and data Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Not saying you are wrong as I'm sure that dry cooling has it's place & advantages over wet cooling. It's just nice to make informed decisions. Link to comment
Trajan Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Something like this? <CLICK> Or this - http://www.thermotux.com Link to comment
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