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So it's about as energy efficient as current refrigerators, but "They acknowledge that it does have one drawback—it takes quite a while for the mixed solution t

So it's about as energy efficient as current refrigerators, but "They acknowledge that it does have one drawback—it takes quite a while for the mixed solution to cool." Nothing in the available references to say how slow, but "quite a while" doesn't sound promising. Still, maybe a modification of the method could speed it up.

lightedman 4y ago
Quite a while might not be such a bad thing depending on the cooler design. Typical chest-style coolers are far more efficient than your standing refrigerator units, because cool air doesn't escape nearly as much when you open the lid since cool air tends to sink. If it needs time to recharge its cooling cycle, in such a cooler design, this may not be a concern because the cooler holds a lower temperature for longer.