JCook Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 My A10 pit is going to be in my basement where it is cooler - much more comfortable in the summer months, but a little too cool in the winter months. My idea for cockpit heating is using some aluminum flue liners attached to the pc's exhaust fan vents to duct the warm air into the cockpit. I'm sure someone could rig up a butterly valve to the panel to actually turn the heat on and off - but for simplicity you could just have a harness setup around the PC that you could attach when you wanted heat. As long as the liner run was 2 or 3 feet I think this would work. It will be a while until my pit is built for me to try this - but if any one wants to give it a try - I would test it by running a temperature monitoring app to ensure that it isn't affecting the PCs heat venting. John 1
aaron886 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Bleed Air! Hah. PC cooling and aircraft ECS... coming full circle. :D
JCook Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 Yup - may as well put that hot air to good use.
cichlidfan Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Keep in mind that anything that you put around the PC to channel the air can create backpressure which will slow the air moving out and away from the machine. This can raise the temperature inside the case. I am not saying that it will cause a problem. Just make sure that the air is getting away from the cabinet freely. EDIT: The A-10 has slightly more air pressure to work with.:D Edited January 4, 2012 by cichlidfan ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Panthro Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 lol I had the same idea. still in progress here tho. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic86362_2.gif[/sIGPIC]
hassata Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Maybe even have the physical Bleed Air switch also tied to the valve opening and closing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Supersheep Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Or to a fan that will move the air away from the case. You could even simulate the change of the pitch of the engine sound that way :) Super- The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
Ragtop Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 As long as you put one or two case fans along the pipe, (which could be wired into your bleed air switch!), then the back pressure caused by the bottleneck should be alleviated and give you more air pressure at the same time! Would also help to increase the noise, adding to the immersion factor! I think I'm gonna do this! 476th vFG Alumni
Supersheep Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 This warmed air is most likely very dry. When you are exposed to this, your eyes and respiratory system will thank you :) Try it out and hold your face next to your PC's power supply unit for a few moments. Just to keep in mind... Super- The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
Panthro Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 good point, but it's not like I have a canopy over my pit, but if I can warm my knees and dry my palms then its a win IMHO [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic86362_2.gif[/sIGPIC]
74th_Lunatic Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 This warmed air is most likely very dry. When you are exposed to this, your eyes and respiratory system will thank you :) Try it out and hold your face next to your PC's power supply unit for a few moments. Just to keep in mind... Super- Although what you are referring to is relative humidity. When you heat air it can carry more water and thus dry your eyes :cry:etc, but when mixing as you would in a car i.e. heated air from the engine being blown into the cab, drying of eyes is not an issue. The RH of the mixed air with that of the warmed air almost cancels out, and as the warmed air cools it's RH quickly approaches that of it's starting point. GEEK:book::helpsmilie:!!! But just to say, I don't need optrex to drive:doh:. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Succellus Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 nothing that a bowl of water to moisture the air can t solve i think...or whatever the lunatic above said :D HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
Supersheep Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 While you are completely correct, I think that mixing with cold air doe snot only cancel out the differences in RH, but also in °C and therefore, to a point, the sense of pulling off this stunt in the first place. :D:D (The whole topic is not too serious:D) Super- The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
Advicepuppy Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 This is both the dumbest and greatest idea I have ever seen xD
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