A car cooler is an evaporative air conditioner mounted in a car window, sometimes referred to as a swamp cooler. This is an early type "AC" car.
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To cool the air it is used latent evaporation cooling, in other words, cooling with water evaporation. The water in the cooler evaporates and in the process removes heat from the surrounding air to evaporate water, giving cold air containing moisture into it. The lower the moisture, the better it works. Due to the dry desert air, they are popular in the southwestern states of California, Arizona, West Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada.
This technology is an additional product for cars and has been around since 1930. It was popular from 1930 to 1960s. The base unit looks like a canister-type vacuum cleaner. Car coolers are used on antique and classic cars from Model As to Hot Rods.
One model uses balsa wood shavings on the pad inside the unit. Water from the container absorbs shavings and when air is forced through the unit, water will evaporate to provide a cooling effect. The cool air will blow through the hole in the right-hand corner of the main unit into the passenger compartment.
There are several manufacturers of car coolers, for example Thermador, Classic Aire, Sears Roebuck (Allstate brand), which also carries Thermador brand, and Star Mfg. Car coolers come in different models of "ram-air" to "fan-" powered "type.The" ram-air "type mounted on the passenger side window will only work when the car moves forward when air is forced into the tube It has a water reservoir that holds about a gallon (3.8 liters) of water, which will provide "air-conditioned" cooling for about 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km).The "powered fan" model is designed to work when the car not moving or moving at low speed.
Car cooling is an outdated technology because the cooling methods used today are more effective. However, there are manufacturers that still make car coolers for antique and classic cars.
Maps Car cooler
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References
- Hinckley, Jim, Car Culture Ledger: Chair Guide for Americana Automotive, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2005, ISBN 0-7603-1965-0
- Sibley, his article on Popular Mechanics (May 1949) The air condition of your car for summer driving
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