Jacketed reverse shotgun crossflow condenser

[InglisHill]

I'm building a 4" crossflow condenser, right, 600mm with an as yet undetermined number of stainless 1/2" cooling tubes.

This is being built on 4" reverse rad column.

I was tinkering with the idea of putting a 6" water jacket around the whole thing, so it effectively makes the whole inside of the condenser (which is a reverse setup) cooling.

I had a search and could not see where anyone had done this before and thought it might be a good idea to ask for an opinion or twelve.

I can see that it could be suggested that I could just make the whole condenser 6", which I had thought about. The thing stopping me from doing this is that I already have a bunch of four inch fittings. Just to preclude that particular suggestion

[InglisHill]

Like a shotgun inside a liebig.

I think that is the best way to describe it.

[Tokoroa_Shiner]

Sounds interesting. Just trying to picture the vapour a water paths. Will the water be going through the tubes and outer jacket. And the vapour in-between the tubes?

[InglisHill]

Yes. You have it in one.

[Tal]

Geeez!! If I lived near your place...I wouldn't make it to work cos ide be too tired from the previous nights tinkering and creating brudda!.....you got some good ideas lurking in that stillin mind!!!....

[Tokoroa_Shiner]

I reckon right. He certainly does have some good ideas.

[InglisHill]

Thanks for all the comments guys, I will just go ahead with the build

[InglisHill]

Hmmm, how to get a 4" swept T into a bit of 6" tube?????

[InglisHill]

A few pictures of the build so far..

[googe]

Looking good mate, should knock down about 1 million btu haha.

[InglisHill]

I hope it knocks down an elephant at thirty yards

[Tal]

Looks like it would knock down thirty elephants at 1 yard !....no, seriously its great looking work son...good on you!