it's probably just a small piece of what ever they made the chiller out of that sticks out into the flow of the water forcing it to tumble or spin around the inside of the chiller . . . think rifling like inside a gun.
Water turbulation can actually be a PITA in my line of work causeing lower flow rates and higher pressures in my firehoses
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by William S. Burroughs
"Do NOT offer sympathy to the mentally ill. Tell him firmly, 'I was not paid to listen to this drivel, you are a terminal boob'"
I can't say firsthand as I haven't actually seen/touched one but I seem to remember reading something about these things a while back. I believe they simply put some type of filament or ribbon inside the tube so that the water traveling through the tube is "mixed", ensuring that maximum heat is pulled from the wort. YMMV.
actually it makes very good sense. in the hvac industry - large heat exchangers will have indentations in them and smaller heat exchangers may have some type of filament inside to disturb the air flow...thus reducing laminar flow
__________________
Upstate South Carolina Residents Check Out The Upstatebrewtopians. Celebrate tradition. Come back to the taste of hand crafted beer.
even with very laminar flow, the small scale we are working with makes the argument moot. i would challenge them to show even a measurable difference between a 50 foot coil of 3/8" copper with and without whatever 'flow-turbulationer' device they are advertizing.
even with very laminar flow, the small scale we are working with makes the argument moot. i would challenge them to show even a measurable difference between a 50 foot coil of 3/8" copper with and without whatever 'flow-turbulationer' device they are advertizing.
Being that this post was from 4 years ago and the page link is dead I would venture to guess that you might be correct.
Wort chiller "technology"
Linear Mode
