4 inch shotgun with 14 tubes 1/2”
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4 inch shotgun with 14 tubes 1/2”
Just a couple pics of an over built shotgun condenser that I built for reflux over my 4 inch plate column. I will put the ferrules on tomorrow when they arrive.
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Thanks LWTS. It can be a little bit tough the first time you build one or it was for me. The center disk was placed in the middle and has some 5/16 holes drill that should give about 35% of the plate surface of flow. I hope that will help pull heat into the water by adding some turbulence to it. Also I did cheat a little by hard soldering a few places so it would hold together for sealing with Harris 8.
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Not a cheat if you do it to make it work. I like it, bit bigger then I would have made it but that's me. Nice job.
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Thank you both. I must admit that I have always ran csst coils or copper wound. I really don’t have enough experience running shell and tube condensers and that was the driving reason to build it. I wanted to see if I was missing something that would affect the final product or smooth out the running of the still. The tubes are 6.5 inches long and with 14 of them if a surprise came up during a run I should have no problem putting the system into full reflux. My big concern is over cooling the vapor so as to nock the column out of its smooth. I am sure with some time behind the wheel I will get a better understand.
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My comment on size is to reference only to it's response time to adjustment. I have stopped worrying about can I hold full reflux. I don't hold the full reflux thing on the plated column and start pulling fores as soon as the start to come over so a shorter deflagmater has a faster response. May be just my way but they all drive different.
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A pic of it with the flanges on.
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Nice job, she's a real beauty! Mind if I ask where you got the template and if you'd be willing to send a copy to me? In the process of getting things together to build a 4" bubble plate column and this would work great for a dephlag above it as i'll have some extra 4" copper.
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As mentioned it is beautiful. AC mentioned the size, mine is also much smaller with five 3/4” tubes six inches long and I can get 100% reflux. What is that outer pipe on your condenser, looks like a handle?
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The output piping is 1/2 copper. I did sweat a small piece of copper so the one to brace it so it did not bend over time. I did not have a template for it. I used a compass/dividing tool and laid it out from there. If I had a template I would be happy to send it. Also in one of the pictures there is baffle plate shown. It was set to the center of the tubes and has 37% surface area in holes for the water.
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Bushman. I was hoping that by raising the output pipe slightly above the input that it would help keep air trapping in the top. I could turn it on full flow and push the air out then it would not siphon back in, I hope.
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Sounds plausible Jack . Some do similar by raising the outlet hose above inlet but yours is a neater way about it
I was curious about your baffle being at the top end . Is it more a flow diverter rather than a baffle to spread the incoming water more evenly between the tubes ??
I was curious about your baffle being at the top end . Is it more a flow diverter rather than a baffle to spread the incoming water more evenly between the tubes ??
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In the picture the baffle was not in place. I slid it to the center and tacked it in place with some solder I am hoping it will keep a little pressure on the water as it passes through and helps increase better heat absorption and full contact.