I was looking for this now 2 hours without clear detail...
I think 1/4 copper tube is ok, but how much should I need? I calculated about 10 ft for a 12" coil, but Im not shure...
tube length for condenser coil
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Re: tube length for condenser coil
The rough calculation is 1 foot of 1/4 inch copper per linear inch of double helix condenser coil... Therefore a single coil will be roughly half that... When in doubt, buy more than you think you'll need... You can always cut is shorter but you can't cut it longer...
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Re: tube length for condenser coil
yea I came up with that too, what Um no clear is how many windings i should shoot for....
Re: tube length for condenser coil
My coil is 12" and each coil is about 1/8" apart, it is a single coil with a cold finger and works great.
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Re: tube length for condenser coil
ok - thank you .. i'll go with this data..
Re: tube length for condenser coil
A single wound condenser coil may need to be a bit longer, perhaps 30% - 50% longer than a double wound, with or without cold finger... Longer than needed won't hurt unless you have height constraints...
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Re: tube length for condenser coil
what about adding a coil to the outside of the condenser/jacket
i'm thinking with a single or double coil & condenser/jacket on the outside you should be able to knock down all the incoming vapor with out any problem what so ever
i'm thinking with a single or double coil & condenser/jacket on the outside you should be able to knock down all the incoming vapor with out any problem what so ever
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Re: tube length for condenser coil
May help some but not near as effective as having the alcohol vapors in direct contact with the coil..trial&error wrote:what about adding a coil to the outside of the condenser/jacket
i'm thinking with a single or double coil & condenser/jacket on the outside you should be able to knock down all the incoming vapor with out any problem what so ever
Re: tube length for condenser coil
Yeah, won't hurt, but I'd stick to just doing a good coil inside the column.
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