Project name : Simple Air conditioner without

compressor
Project members:
LAKSHMINARAYANAN S (201104052)
MANI KANDEN R (201104053)
NANDAKUMAR V
Submitted to :
Mr. S Sasikumar
Mechanical department
REC
Project name : Simple Air conditioner without
compressor
Project members:
LAKSHMINARAYANAN S (201104052)
MANI KANDEN R (201104053)
NANDAKUMAR V
Submitted to :
Mr. S Sasikumar
Mechanical department
REC
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
How to Build Your Own Air Conditioner
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
Air conditioning uses up 20 percent of all of the electricity
used in the india. If you want to skip the expense of air
conditioning or help the environment, then you can build your
own air conditioner with either a box fan and a cooler or with
a box fan and a radiator. Follow this guide to build your own
air conditioner.
This is NOT meant to cool down a whole room, it just creates
a nice cool breeze.
Air conditioning uses up 20 percent of all of the electricity
used in the india. If you want to skip the expense of air
conditioning or help the environment, then you can build your
own air conditioner with either a box fan and a cooler or with
a box fan and a radiator. Follow this guide to build your own
air conditioner.
This is NOT meant to cool down a whole room, it just creates
a nice cool breeze.
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
A Fan (box fan is ideal)
A cooler (you could use a Styrofoam cooler or whatever cooler you may have on hand)
An aquarium pump (or a pond pump, the higher the Gallons Per Hour the more cooling
youll get mine is a 132 GPH, also be sure your pump has enough power to push the
water to the height required to reach the top of your coil)
Copper coil tubing (the particular type of tubing I used was 3/8 outer diameter copper
coil 20 feet)
Vinyl tubing (my pump called for 1/2 Inner Diameter tubing about 10 feet
worth. Hopefully you get better tubing then I did I believe mine is the autokink brand)
Reducers and fittings to connect your copper coil to your vinyl tubing and ultimately to
your pump. If you are unsure a conversation with a hardware store plumbing expert
should get you going in the right direction. They were terribly excited about my project
so they were glad to help. (I used 2 1/2 to 3/8 couplers that were then fitted with
5/8 threaded couplers and then screwed in two 1/2 barbed brass adapters to connect
the tubing, finally I used 3 1 hose clamps to firm it all up)
Wood for making box fan outriggers
Zip ties for attaching the tubing to your fan
A Fan (box fan is ideal)
A cooler (you could use a Styrofoam cooler or whatever cooler you may have on hand)
An aquarium pump (or a pond pump, the higher the Gallons Per Hour the more cooling
youll get mine is a 132 GPH, also be sure your pump has enough power to push the
water to the height required to reach the top of your coil)
Copper coil tubing (the particular type of tubing I used was 3/8 outer diameter copper
coil 20 feet)
Vinyl tubing (my pump called for 1/2 Inner Diameter tubing about 10 feet
worth. Hopefully you get better tubing then I did I believe mine is the autokink brand)
Reducers and fittings to connect your copper coil to your vinyl tubing and ultimately to
your pump. If you are unsure a conversation with a hardware store plumbing expert
should get you going in the right direction. They were terribly excited about my project
so they were glad to help. (I used 2 1/2 to 3/8 couplers that were then fitted with
5/8 threaded couplers and then screwed in two 1/2 barbed brass adapters to connect
the tubing, finally I used 3 1 hose clamps to firm it all up)
Wood for making box fan outriggers
Zip ties for attaching the tubing to your fan
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
Method 1 : Build Your Own Air Conditioner with a Box Fan and a
Cooler
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
Unscrew the front gridded panel of
your box fan.
Procedures for building an air conditioner:
Twist 1/4" (6mm) diameter copper
tubing
in concentric circles starting at the
center
of the exterior side of your grid.
Attach the end of a length of copper
tubing
to the center of the grid using zip
ties.
Twist the tubing into a tiny circle.
Continue twisting the tubing
around the original circle until
you have a series of concentric
circles. Connect the tube to the
grid with zip ties.
Screw the front, with the tubing attached to the exterior, back onto the box fan.
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
Twist 1/4" (6mm) diameter copper
tubing
in concentric circles starting at the
center
of the exterior side of your grid.
Attach the end of a length of copper
tubing
to the center of the grid using zip
ties.
Twist the tubing into a tiny circle.
Continue twisting the tubing
around the original circle until
you have a series of concentric
circles. Connect the tube to the
grid with zip ties.
6
Connect the other piece of 3/8" (9.5
mm) plastic tubing to the bottom end of
the copper tubing. Seal the connection
with plumber's putty.
7
Wait an hour to allow your plumber's
putty to dry.
8
Fill the cooler with ice water. Submerge
the unconnected end of the second
plastic tube beneath the water.
4
Attach one end of a 3/8" (9.5 mm) clear pliable
tube to your fountain pump and the other end to
the top end of your copper tubing. The ideal tubing
for this project is the type of tubing used in fish
tanks.
5
Roll plumber's putty in your hands to form a strip. Wrap
the putty around the connection between the hose and
tubing and press the putty to seal the connection.
Things You'll Need
Box fan
20 feet (6 m) 1/4" (6 mm) copper tubing
Zip ties
3/8" (9.5 mm) plastic or nylon tubing
Plumber's putty
Cooler
Towel
Radiator
Garden hose
Exterior spigot
Pipe insulation
Small hand valve
How to Build Your Own Air
Conditioner
Things You'll Need
Box fan
20 feet (6 m) 1/4" (6 mm) copper tubing
Zip ties
3/8" (9.5 mm) plastic or nylon tubing
Plumber's putty
Cooler
Towel
Radiator
Garden hose
Exterior spigot
Pipe insulation
Small hand valve