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Xringer · 11-29-11, 03:48 PM

I wonder if copper wires could be used as heat-pipes in a fresh air type heat exchanger.?.
If you had two sections of 12"x12" duct, side by side (1/2" foam between them),
and hundreds of 24" copper wires (like arrows) through small holes in the insulated wall.

Warm air from inside the house would be blown out the left side, (heating the 1/2 of all the wires)
and cold air from outdoors would be pulled in the right side, picking up heat from the wires..?.

11-29-11, 03:48 PM	#5
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	I wonder if copper wires could be used as heat-pipes in a fresh air type heat exchanger.?. If you had two sections of 12"x12" duct, side by side (1/2" foam between them), and hundreds of 24" copper wires (like arrows) through small holes in the insulated wall. Warm air from inside the house would be blown out the left side, (heating the 1/2 of all the wires) and cold air from outdoors would be pulled in the right side, picking up heat from the wires..?. __________________ My hobby is installing & trying to repair mini-splits EPA 608 Type 1 Technician Certification ~ 5 lbs or less..