Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,...
by Dylan16807 on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:36PM
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Oh, looks like the top result for dryer temperature was just wrong. And the various numbers I'm seeing for what temperatures are dangerous for lint are wildly inconsistent.
But I can say for sure that those tested dryers are getting much hotter than necessary. Look at the designs on page 6 and 7. Small heater boxes with thin hot coils. If you redesigned it as a big block of heatsink fins with the heating element buried inside, you'd be a lot further away from causing ignition. It would cost more, but in a sub-$100 way.
So I'm unsure at this point. I don't have the resources to test exactly what temperatures are necessary and safe, and which one is higher.
But I can say for sure that those tested dryers are getting much hotter than necessary. Look at the designs on page 6 and 7. Small heater boxes with thin hot coils. If you redesigned it as a big block of heatsink fins with the heating element buried inside, you'd be a lot further away from causing ignition. It would cost more, but in a sub-$100 way.
So I'm unsure at this point. I don't have the resources to test exactly what temperatures are necessary and safe, and which one is higher.