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Refrigerants have to be compressible to increase their temperature above ambient. Or equivalently, to be expandable to cool them. Salt water wouldn't work at al
by sp332 4y ago
Refrigerants have to be compressible to increase their temperature above ambient. Or equivalently, to be expandable to cool them. Salt water wouldn't work at all.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoAnd refrigerants work best when you can take advantage of a phase change in there to move far more heat than just compressing/releasing.