BartrandDuGuesclin@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFound this when snorkling in Greece about 17 years ago when i was just a kid. Always wondered what it was... Anyone an idea? Almost certainly made of metal and i think it is hollow on the inside.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down14
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkFound this when snorkling in Greece about 17 years ago when i was just a kid. Always wondered what it was... Anyone an idea? Almost certainly made of metal and i think it is hollow on the inside.lemmy.worldBartrandDuGuesclin@lemmy.world to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareilost7489@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-22 months agoFrom a quick search, it is used to control the flow of refrigerant based on its temperature. The tube deforms based on how hot or cold the refrigerant is, and there are contacts on the tube to switches that permit or resrrict coolant flow In other words, it’s a simple thermostat
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWow, that’s pretty clever.
From a quick search, it is used to control the flow of refrigerant based on its temperature. The tube deforms based on how hot or cold the refrigerant is, and there are contacts on the tube to switches that permit or resrrict coolant flow
In other words, it’s a simple thermostat
Wow, that’s pretty clever.
Physics, yo