BartrandDuGuesclin@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoFound this when snorkling in Greece about 17 years ago when i was just a kid. Always wondered what it was... Anyone an idea? Almost certainly made of metal and i think it is hollow on the inside.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down14
arrow-up1120arrow-down1imageFound this when snorkling in Greece about 17 years ago when i was just a kid. Always wondered what it was... Anyone an idea? Almost certainly made of metal and i think it is hollow on the inside.lemmy.worldBartrandDuGuesclin@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareilost7489linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-214 days agoFrom a quick search, it is used to control the flow of refrigerant based on its temperature. The tube deforms based on how hot or cold the refrigerant is, and there are contacts on the tube to switches that permit or resrrict coolant flow In other words, it’s a simple thermostat
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 days agoWow, that’s pretty clever.
What does it do?
From a quick search, it is used to control the flow of refrigerant based on its temperature. The tube deforms based on how hot or cold the refrigerant is, and there are contacts on the tube to switches that permit or resrrict coolant flow
In other words, it’s a simple thermostat
Wow, that’s pretty clever.
Physics, yo