Re: Cooling lasers

Sam Witherspoon (witherspoon~s@glaxo.com)
Thu, 09 Feb 95 14:10:01 -0500

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2/9/95 10:14 AM

On 08-Feb-1995 Dave Coder wrote:

>cooled-recirculator
>+ isolates lasers from grunge in water, pressure independent of tap water;
>should be less expensive than refrigerated unit, generally simpler
>installation
>- still dependent on tap water temperature and pressure insofar as keeping
>a fast enough flow rate to carry away heat; still have to deal with pumps;
>probably have to filter incoming tap water

Just to add a little to Dave's comments, especially regarding the
heat exchanger systems.

Many sites (but not all!) have larger recirculating chiller systems for
air conditioning and such. This plumbing can be tapped as a source for
your exchanger instead of tap water providing efficient cooling and water
conservation.

Cheers, SW

Sam Witherspoon sw11527@usav01.glaxo.com
Dept. of Pharmacology Tel. 919-941-3078
Glaxo Inc. Fax 919-941-3777
5 Moore Dr.
RTP, NC 27709


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