CaptainKrole
Jr Member
I need some help.
For the past few days, I've been toying with the idea of suit cooling. I've read a lot about how hot it can get inside a suit and have been racking my brain for ideas. In my search for inspiration, i noticed someone posted a video for a self cooling device. I dont remember who posted it but it got the gears in my head turning.
The cooling device used a Thermoelectric cooler, a heat sink, and a fan. The idea was that you have the cool side of the cooler on your skin, and the hot side had a fan to keep the hot side from overheating. This is where i started to think. Ive always toyed with the idea to cool yourself in a suit with water nd tubing.
What i came up with uses the thermoelectric cooler. And basically it uses a water block on the cool side to cool water passing through, on the hot side is a heat sink to cool it down.
But I've encountered a few problems:
Size:
I don't want this device to be too large because i wouldn't be able to hide it effectively unless i find some kind of attachment as a decoration to cover it.
Power:
My main problem. I'm not an electronics expert. I don't really know much at all. So I don't know how much power all of this needs and what all needs to be done to wire it all together.
Cooling:
I have no idea what kind of heat sink I would need to cool the hot side. Again its a matter of size. I'm not sure if it needs a large heat sink or not and if it does. It could be a problem.
I could possibly make it detachable from the suit and you just plug it in every once and a while to cool down for a bit. But this is just an idea I've had that seems to be the most feasible one I've encountered.
If anyone has any input please tell me. I am open to suggestions and ideas. Is this even possible? Or am I just crazy?
For the past few days, I've been toying with the idea of suit cooling. I've read a lot about how hot it can get inside a suit and have been racking my brain for ideas. In my search for inspiration, i noticed someone posted a video for a self cooling device. I dont remember who posted it but it got the gears in my head turning.
The cooling device used a Thermoelectric cooler, a heat sink, and a fan. The idea was that you have the cool side of the cooler on your skin, and the hot side had a fan to keep the hot side from overheating. This is where i started to think. Ive always toyed with the idea to cool yourself in a suit with water nd tubing.
What i came up with uses the thermoelectric cooler. And basically it uses a water block on the cool side to cool water passing through, on the hot side is a heat sink to cool it down.
But I've encountered a few problems:
Size:
I don't want this device to be too large because i wouldn't be able to hide it effectively unless i find some kind of attachment as a decoration to cover it.
Power:
My main problem. I'm not an electronics expert. I don't really know much at all. So I don't know how much power all of this needs and what all needs to be done to wire it all together.
Cooling:
I have no idea what kind of heat sink I would need to cool the hot side. Again its a matter of size. I'm not sure if it needs a large heat sink or not and if it does. It could be a problem.
I could possibly make it detachable from the suit and you just plug it in every once and a while to cool down for a bit. But this is just an idea I've had that seems to be the most feasible one I've encountered.
If anyone has any input please tell me. I am open to suggestions and ideas. Is this even possible? Or am I just crazy?
