Will this work? Good idea IMHO

Check it out, will this work to reduce IR signature? Someone on RIU asked a question on how to reduce IR signature and I came up with this.


What do you guys think? If the IR sig is too high then use a bigger holding tank or do double tanks. Maybe you can add something in the water to filter out the smell as well instead of using carbon filters. Please add to +rep if this is a good idea.

I dont know if it'll stop IR cameras, but I think it might help you lower the temps of the hot air from the lamps if you can't vent it ouside

The main thing would be to keep it all completely air tight, also the main fan should be sucking after the water not blowing before. (Also would need a chiller to keep the water from just reaching the same temp as the air passing through it.)

itchynutts said:

I dont know if it'll stop IR cameras, but I think it might help you lower the temps of the hot air from the lamps if you can't vent it ouside

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This is for those that have the setup for their walls and have little room for exaust. Some people are lucky enough to have a lot of land and can regulate the temperatures via long distance air expulsion.

AquafinaOrbit said:

The main thing would be to keep it all completely air tight, also the main fan should be sucking after the water not blowing before. (Also would need a chiller to keep the water from just reaching the same temp as the air passing through it.)

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How hot is the air coming out of the exaust? I dont think it's above 100 by the time it reaches the water. Did you notice I have a secondary fan in the pic? That fan is made for suction. It has to be much bigger than the first fan of course but it also has to be strong enough to pull plenty of air out on it's own. This drum can be placed underground also and have the cool earth regulate water temps. A pump would be required to drain stagnant water and you would have to refil the tank manualy.

My mistake. The drawing has the suction fan listed as a fail safe though which at least for me makes it seem like a backup fan. Really though I like the idea, but you should run some small scale test using say smoke and clear tubes so you can get an idea of what type of CFM would be required for a job like this.

AquafinaOrbit said:

My mistake. The drawing has the suction fan listed as a fail safe though which at least for me makes it seem like a backup fan. Really though I like the idea, but you should run some small scale test using say smoke and clear tubes so you can get an idea of what type of CFM would be required for a job like this.

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That is why I listed it as 'secondary' and not just failsafe. It can also work as just a failsafe in case #1 gives out.