Nice work! I've enjoyed following your progress, and it's great to see liquid nitrogen made with everyday parts. I haven't seen anyone else make ln2 with air conditioning compressors. What a journey!
Hyperspace Pirate: complains about his methane tank exploding Also Hyperspace Pirate 5 seconds later: Shows us a very competently designed pipe bomb disguised as heat exchanger
The reason you lost your rotary compressor despite the cooling was indeed an oiling issue. While the piston compressors like the fridge transfer one have their oil sump in the low pressure housing and actively use a small centrifugal pump to lube themselves up, the bigger rotary ones have their oil sump on the high pressure side. That means in order to avoid efficiency loss, they can't simply allow the oil to bypass back into the rotary set and instead rely on oil making it all the way trough the loop and back into the suction side. If there is no oil in the gas that comes from the suction, they have no lubrication at all. A fix would be another oil separator loop for the nitrogen comp. Even while the fridge transfer compressor might work, you're still loosing oil out of it slowly, so with enough time and no refill it will die too. Not to mention that some oil might get all the way into the cryo chamber and freeze up in there.
I think an r290 freezer compressor would be fine with 500psi and still have the oil sump. Might be a bit larger than the small r600a bar fridge compressor he's using (if I remember correctly)
This is the reason a word like "Wow" was invented. You not only did it; you did it well and we all know how well because you were so kind enough to take us with you every step (and step back) of the way!
11:58 That equation brings me right back to my first semester of electrical engineering :D The TCR of copper will stick with me for the rest of my life
We have localy so called Tami4 (Mini bar). It's like water filter, sanitizer, cooler , heater in one box. 35x35x35 box on kitchen. It has small compressor inside, capable cooling water to 5-7 degress within 10 minutes (tapwater around 25-28 C). Small thermos about 2L to store and keep water cooled. But if you remove tapwater , filter and sanitizer with closed loop true thermos , you can easly cooling CPU or GPU water block. I don't know exacly about BTU of this system and all the parameters. But seems plausible.
The term you're gonna wanna use for research is "phase-change cooling", maybe with something about PCs added onto it for googling. It's possible, but requires a fair bit of setup to get right. Definitely spare no expense for condensation resistance.
This HONESTLY has been one AWESOME JOURNEY!!!! I have learned SO MUCH from watching your videos from the beginning (well, the beginning of this journey to make LN2) - I probably don't and won't retain much of it, but I LOVE learning about new things that are so far removed from my typical realm (computers are MY thang) But YOU made this journey frikkin HILARIOUSLY ENJOYABLE and I JUST CAN'T WAIT to see what you come up with next!!! - Thank YOU for EVERYTHIGN Hyperspace Pirate... YOU ROCK!!!!
I mean, the nastiest part of liquid oxygen isn't that it's a fire hazard. It's that it's hyper-reactive, and things that aren't flammable in normal atmosphere are all too happy to burn in pure oxygen. Which gets formed quite nicely by the leidenfrost effect you demonstrated with the liquid nitrogen, except way worse because any ignition source is an instant fireball due to the whole oxygen being an overreactive diva situation. I love these videos, please keep them coming.
Literally watched like 5 of your vids today, they're masterpieces, the memes, the chemistry, the animations and engineering. This is my 1% top channel on here
@@janeczekdeliverservices7831 "What the hell is a 1% top channel?" Hmmm. I recommend saying "top 1% channel". Sounds more fluent, OP ( @janoutuber1069 ). Btw, I myself am not a native English speaker. Just a versatile Austrian Guy(TM). Neither am I short. 😁
oh yeah, the industrial processes done in the garage guy! lol, seriously, absolutely amazing job. your videos really got me through some really bad times in the recent times, and I appreciate that. I'd like to see a full HMI monitoring the process of the nitrogen once it's "easily doable"
You have no idea how much glee this video brought to me! It feels like somewhere in the back of my mind an unknown challenge had been conquered…or I suck at thermodynamics. Probably both . Anyway, crazy cool stuff, fridge pirate! Need that cryo pod for hyperspace travels, right? Perfectly understandable and a valuable resource for fellow pioneers. We do appreciate your contribution.
Damn I love that series 😅 only here we have pretty advanced diy cooling methods with 1000 versions of tubes and tanks... But no button to open a valve 😅
Consider me AMAZED and super impressed you got to this point doing it all DIY! I have watched the refrigeration system vids and sooooo many of the problems did not seem to have an accessible solution. Yet you did it! Wooooow seriously cool
The equation at 11:58 is a linear approximation around room temperature. The true curve as a function of temperature is nonlinear and is a strong function of the copper purity. The NIST Cryogenic Materials Property database provides some empirical equations for OFHC copper (C101).
Im all of 45 seconds into the video and as an HVAC "standard refrigeration components" tech with adhd and not enough time, I'm 10,000% going to copy you. I want home made liquid nitrogen. *For absolutely no reason whatsoever* Thanks for the videos, I've actually learned quite a bit about refrigeration from you.. and I do this shit for a living 😂
Your copper work is getting pretty awesome! Keep up the good work. I'm a welder with some brazing experience, pretty impressed with your knowledge of filler materials.
Here's a potential project if you're interested - consider a boat or RV that relies on solar or other sources to charge batteries. I've seen examples of using a hot water heater as physical energy storage once the a batteries are fully charged. Wondering if you could use a heat pump instead of a heater, creating a "heat sink" and a "cold sink." Then, ideally, you'd leverage the hot side for anything on the boat/rv that needs warming, and the cold side for anything that needs cooling. Could you store enough heat and "cold" in a sufficiently efficient and reliable way to make this practical?
I came across this video and now watching your list of things needed I realized I have everything at home. I just happened to get two window units that were given to me because their fan motors froze up but they're compressors are awesome 👍
For insulating pipes, please careful about critical insulation thickness. If you insulation thickness is low you would increase heat transfer. Nice video, keep it up.
Hi Mr. Hyperspace Pirate. Interesting video. I've been work with the National Science Foundation to get them to support my Flywheel with Superconducting Coil windings as an energy storage system. Preliminary testing will be done at NIAR here in Wichita. We'll need to do something like this to cool the superconducting coils. Thanks for the video! John
HE DID IT! HE FINALLY DID IT!! THE DREAM IS REAL! I respect the hell out of this dude, you should feel so proud. Honestly in your situation I might shed a tear or two every time I took a gander at that Dewar full of hopes and dreams.
I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who noticed the... The uhhhh... Well, you know... The advanced piece of technology that you definitely need to make a cryocooler at the bottom left 0:22.
FYI, over in the extreme overclocking community, Kingpin produces thermocouples specifically designed for Liquid Nitrogen temps. Once you get the efficiencies you're looking for, you should really start making Liquid Methane and LOX. Home made rocket fuel!
My grandfather did refrigerant system repair for 40 years and he said pressure, temperature, and leaks are your enemy! You need a good gas to liquid swing for pressure and temperatures you want to get. Has to be stable for wide pressures and temperatures, control temps in each phase the best you can. What does thicker aluminum tube and heat exchangers do for each phases?
Yeahh the fridge guy!!
We like fridge guy..
200th like
Don't forget the homemade submarine
@@alexdyke194 say more?
Yeahh the fridge guy!!
He finally did it!
And he got to keep all his fingers to boot!
Finally, the reverse microwave is complete!
A bit faster than Project Binky!
I'm watching until he makes liquid hydrogen
Nice work! I've enjoyed following your progress, and it's great to see liquid nitrogen made with everyday parts. I haven't seen anyone else make ln2 with air conditioning compressors. What a journey!
Hi Ben! it's a great series for sure.
I always feel like I'm watching the right videos when I find your comments under them.
Getting a comment from AppliedScience after making LN2 is like first contact with the Vulcans after getting the first Warp drive ;-)
@@Zaniahiononzenbeibadge of honour
Take that, entropy and Airgas
but mostly airgas
Hyperspace Pirate: complains about his methane tank exploding
Also Hyperspace Pirate 5 seconds later: Shows us a very competently designed pipe bomb disguised as heat exchanger
This is true.
Nah.
It's not a disguise, it's dual-purpose.
The reason you lost your rotary compressor despite the cooling was indeed an oiling issue. While the piston compressors like the fridge transfer one have their oil sump in the low pressure housing and actively use a small centrifugal pump to lube themselves up, the bigger rotary ones have their oil sump on the high pressure side. That means in order to avoid efficiency loss, they can't simply allow the oil to bypass back into the rotary set and instead rely on oil making it all the way trough the loop and back into the suction side.
If there is no oil in the gas that comes from the suction, they have no lubrication at all.
A fix would be another oil separator loop for the nitrogen comp. Even while the fridge transfer compressor might work, you're still loosing oil out of it slowly, so with enough time and no refill it will die too. Not to mention that some oil might get all the way into the cryo chamber and freeze up in there.
I think an r290 freezer compressor would be fine with 500psi and still have the oil sump. Might be a bit larger than the small r600a bar fridge compressor he's using (if I remember correctly)
I always wondered why old AC units always came with that extra part in the bottom left 0:23, glad it wasn’t just me who noticed.
its a bottom part
It just plugs the drain hole.
well it certainly is for bottoms, just of the human kind
😂😂😂
This is the reason a word like "Wow" was invented.
You not only did it; you did it well and we all know how well because you were so kind enough to take us with you every step (and step back) of the way!
Highlight of my month right here. I love these videos!
hi thomasthecrunkengine, have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watching _Level with Me (2023)_ by Hibbeler Productions
11:58 That equation brings me right back to my first semester of electrical engineering :D The TCR of copper will stick with me for the rest of my life
That KSP ambient music is so nice!
It really elevates the jank
YES
Watching your videos really makes me want to make a compressor cooling system for my PC
Tech ingredients here on youtube shows how to make a window ac unit into a pc cooler. works like a charm, and easy to do.
@@demandred1957 Neat, mind I always think about a Micro-Split kinda thing. To dump the heat outside.
Water cool but with peltier cooler, what about ?
We have localy so called Tami4 (Mini bar). It's like water filter, sanitizer, cooler , heater in one box. 35x35x35 box on kitchen. It has small compressor inside, capable cooling water to 5-7 degress within 10 minutes (tapwater around 25-28 C). Small thermos about 2L to store and keep water cooled.
But if you remove tapwater , filter and sanitizer with closed loop true thermos , you can easly cooling CPU or GPU water block. I don't know exacly about BTU of this system and all the parameters. But seems plausible.
The term you're gonna wanna use for research is "phase-change cooling", maybe with something about PCs added onto it for googling. It's possible, but requires a fair bit of setup to get right. Definitely spare no expense for condensation resistance.
I subbed because even though I barely watch this guy he puts so much effort in.
Fridge guy did it! Onwards, to Liquid Hydrogen progress!
This HONESTLY has been one AWESOME JOURNEY!!!! I have learned SO MUCH from watching your videos from the beginning (well, the beginning of this journey to make LN2) - I probably don't and won't retain much of it, but I LOVE learning about new things that are so far removed from my typical realm (computers are MY thang)
But YOU made this journey frikkin HILARIOUSLY ENJOYABLE and I JUST CAN'T WAIT to see what you come up with next!!! - Thank YOU for EVERYTHIGN Hyperspace Pirate... YOU ROCK!!!!
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linde-Verfahren#Geschichte - So geht Zeitreise ! Passt gut zum 130. Geburtstag.
Argon from air please!!!! I would love this!
You and literally every welder out there... lol! :D
I mean, the nastiest part of liquid oxygen isn't that it's a fire hazard. It's that it's hyper-reactive, and things that aren't flammable in normal atmosphere are all too happy to burn in pure oxygen. Which gets formed quite nicely by the leidenfrost effect you demonstrated with the liquid nitrogen, except way worse because any ignition source is an instant fireball due to the whole oxygen being an overreactive diva situation.
I love these videos, please keep them coming.
I love watching Mr. Freeze's videos 🥰
Literally watched like 5 of your vids today, they're masterpieces, the memes, the chemistry, the animations and engineering. This is my 1% top channel on here
Same, has to be the best series on yt
"... This is my 1% top channel on here" - Was zur Hölle ist ein 1% top channel ?
Ah, the binge caught up with you, for *you* to catch up with HSP! 😁
@@erhardpostinger1326 excuse me, I don't speak angry short Austrian guy
@@janeczekdeliverservices7831 "What the hell is a 1% top channel?" Hmmm. I recommend saying "top 1% channel". Sounds more fluent, OP ( @janoutuber1069 ).
Btw, I myself am not a native English speaker. Just a versatile Austrian Guy(TM). Neither am I short. 😁
The KSP music in the background lmaoo.
Glad I’m not the only one lmao
KSP is a great game
I’m pretty sure it’s just royalty free music
KSP literally doesn’t have an original soundtrack iirc
I always appreciate you showing what didn't work and explaining why.
Xtreme Systems was so awesome back in the day. Seeing guys building liquid Oxygen collectors out of normal air conditioning units was crazy.
It’s 3am and I’m watching this😂😂
The coolest video to watch at this hour
where are you?
@@no-damn-alias China or some parts of Australia
It's 01:42 AM for me
@@squa_81real
oh yeah, the industrial processes done in the garage guy! lol, seriously, absolutely amazing job. your videos really got me through some really bad times in the recent times, and I appreciate that. I'd like to see a full HMI monitoring the process of the nitrogen once it's "easily doable"
I love seeing the progress you've made on this project. Keep up the great work man!
You have no idea how much glee this video brought to me! It feels like somewhere in the back of my mind an unknown challenge had been conquered…or I suck at thermodynamics. Probably both . Anyway, crazy cool stuff, fridge pirate! Need that cryo pod for hyperspace travels, right? Perfectly understandable and a valuable resource for fellow pioneers. We do appreciate your contribution.
Damn I love that series 😅 only here we have pretty advanced diy cooling methods with 1000 versions of tubes and tanks... But no button to open a valve 😅
Congrats on achieving liquid nitrogen production, I admire your dedication!
ksp soundtrack. love it!!
he did the thing!!
Good to see an upload. I started to think there's been a lab accident.
Brilliant! It's nice to finally see the ingenuity needed to produce a result vs a mess. Great goob.
You absolute legend!!
Yeah your thing was pretty badass.!!
I’m impressed with your tenacity! You’ve been at this for quite a while.
Consider me AMAZED and super impressed you got to this point doing it all DIY! I have watched the refrigeration system vids and sooooo many of the problems did not seem to have an accessible solution. Yet you did it! Wooooow seriously cool
All hail the mad scientist!
The equation at 11:58 is a linear approximation around room temperature. The true curve as a function of temperature is nonlinear and is a strong function of the copper purity. The NIST Cryogenic Materials Property database provides some empirical equations for OFHC copper (C101).
Seing the leidenfrost effect with such a cold liquid is amazing
Duuude, congratulations! Seeing all your time and effort finally pay off was incredibly cathartic. This is an insanely impressive build!
„what are you doing?“
„cryo-cleaning the garage, honey!“
Well done!
3:55 looks like a surefire way to end up on a 3-letters "list"
The man fridge guy!
Truly awesome! Love your reasoning and persistence, and your cartoons are a great tool.
Fridge guy's back. Get your learnin' on.
Hey i am from Germany and work as a HVAC and have mainly -80 degree Freezer that i work on. Dude thats so impressive!
Im all of 45 seconds into the video and as an HVAC "standard refrigeration components" tech with adhd and not enough time, I'm 10,000% going to copy you. I want home made liquid nitrogen.
*For absolutely no reason whatsoever*
Thanks for the videos, I've actually learned quite a bit about refrigeration from you.. and I do this shit for a living 😂
I once worked "on" a compressor at chemical plant, it's output was 2000 bar, a v8 with a 3 meter rotor.
the tubing was insane thick.
I love everything about this
Yeaaaahhhh youtube fridge dr man did it!
Congratulations are in order!
Your copper work is getting pretty awesome! Keep up the good work. I'm a welder with some brazing experience, pretty impressed with your knowledge of filler materials.
Here's a potential project if you're interested - consider a boat or RV that relies on solar or other sources to charge batteries. I've seen examples of using a hot water heater as physical energy storage once the a batteries are fully charged. Wondering if you could use a heat pump instead of a heater, creating a "heat sink" and a "cold sink." Then, ideally, you'd leverage the hot side for anything on the boat/rv that needs warming, and the cold side for anything that needs cooling. Could you store enough heat and "cold" in a sufficiently efficient and reliable way to make this practical?
I have enjoyed following this project. I have to hand it to you, you're determined.
This is AWesome Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Job very well done ! Congrats ! Subcooling is the answer , It prevents a lot of flash gas and make's the system more efficient .
We need more people like you
Congratulations on your success! This was one hell of a project.
Man i was telling my mom about you earlier, I'm trying to start a build soon. Just need money
Finally!! A new Hyperspace Pirate homemade supercooling video!
You did it! That was a large journey.
I came across this video and now watching your list of things needed I realized I have everything at home. I just happened to get two window units that were given to me because their fan motors froze up but they're compressors are awesome 👍
Congrats! Amazing work!
For insulating pipes, please careful about critical insulation thickness. If you insulation thickness is low you would increase heat transfer. Nice video, keep it up.
Yes. I really do like your thing!
More content like this. I love learning about pressure vessels and heat transfer.
So, next is liquid helium... right?
lol
Liquid helium is very difficult to liquefy below -269°C
@@WeltBauern_7117difficult but not impossible.
He actually did guys. The madman.
Congratulations!!!!
Hi Mr. Hyperspace Pirate. Interesting video. I've been work with the National Science Foundation to get them to support my Flywheel with Superconducting Coil windings as an energy storage system. Preliminary testing will be done at NIAR here in Wichita. We'll need to do something like this to cool the superconducting coils.
Thanks for the video!
John
Well done sir! I like the no bullshit attitude and narration. We could’ve had fun 10 years ago as neighbors when I was experimenting with AC stuff.
Awesome. Can't wait for the PSA video
A well deserved victory lap! Congrats, man!
Perfect for PC cooling with theese new components
my favorite madlad on youtube! godspeed. looking forward to more of your content
The plug. lol
This is amazing 🥹
Definitely your COOLEST video yet! 😎
get it... do you get it
Amazing as always, living vicarious thru your experiments..
Yelled to my dagther .. crazy genious heat pump is back!!!!!
HE DID IT! HE FINALLY DID IT!! THE DREAM IS REAL!
I respect the hell out of this dude, you should feel so proud. Honestly in your situation I might shed a tear or two every time I took a gander at that Dewar full of hopes and dreams.
Congratulations man, epic project! Thank you for everything
A More in depth video on how you made the cooler would be amazing PLEASE 🙏
it's been a pleasure and an honor to be on this trip with you. i've been watching, i think for almost 2 years now. ya fuckin' did it.
This is very cool
Literally cool :D
get it... get it
fun fact:
Monster energy has a pH of ~2.7, which is quite acidic but not dangerous, except to your tooth enamel if consumed in large quantities.
ITS FINALLY HERE!!!! ⛽
based
What a journey...
KSP Editor music made this even better
I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who noticed the... The uhhhh... Well, you know... The advanced piece of technology that you definitely need to make a cryocooler at the bottom left 0:22.
It's freaking amazing!! Unstoppable man
It's ben a long journey, and I am super happy to see you reach your goal. 👍
You finaly got there!! Awesome.
Congrats! That took a lot of persistence
You are by far the best UA-camr i follow. I've been expecting this video since the day you started the project.
Showing the Leidenfrost effect on your hands w/o taking your metal ring off… daring! ;)
FYI, over in the extreme overclocking community, Kingpin produces thermocouples specifically designed for Liquid Nitrogen temps.
Once you get the efficiencies you're looking for, you should really start making Liquid Methane and LOX. Home made rocket fuel!
Then he can build his own rocket and visit the ISS! LOL
Kudos, sir. I enjoy your work.
My grandfather did refrigerant system repair for 40 years and he said pressure, temperature, and leaks are your enemy! You need a good gas to liquid swing for pressure and temperatures you want to get. Has to be stable for wide pressures and temperatures, control temps in each phase the best you can. What does thicker aluminum tube and heat exchangers do for each phases?
Great video. The amount of work you put into your projects is absolutely insane.