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advice on free cooling system

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Hanger

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how can a free cooling system work if there is not a condenser water pump pushing or pulling water through the heat exchanger?
 
Thermosiphon effect.

Hotter fluids rise, go through a heat exchanger, gets cooled - drops back to the CLOSED reservoir and thus continues the cycle.

The overall effect is a combination of a simple siphon and the fact that hotter fluids rise.

Tim S. [sig][/sig]
 
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