Water-cooled leather jacket ?

What do youse reckon about the idea of a water-cooled leather jacket? I
think it's not completely impossible. Mount some kind of (aquarium) pump on
the bike/jacket/backpack. Have some hoses containing water running down the
arms and around the torso area. Then the pipes run outside the jacket,
perhaps down the flanks, where the water is cooled by fins in some
configuaration.
Now I realise that a prototype of this would possibly look completely silly
but I would personally put up with the odd appearance. 40 degree day, heavy
black, completely airtight leather jacket, lane split between two bus
engines, feeling like you're gonna pass out from heat exposure-- I'd do
anything to alleviate that while still saving my skin.

Waddaya reckon ?

 

sarcasmatron is of the opinion:

I reckon that all that shit hanging off your jacket is going to do
unpleasant things to your skin and innards when you come off and go rolling
down the street.

- Matt

 

Get yourself a car with aircon.

Jules

 

i sat down once and designed several prototypes as people do..

a 12v powered pump into an fan forced intercooler to pump water through
small flat tubes between the mesh lining and the jacket.

a driven compressor (off the bike) to force cool water around teh suit. dry
lock conectors, so you can connect pants, jacket etc together. around
through flat pipes. air vents were considered but the size of pipes for air
and a chamber to mix it would be too bulky.

i did design a half arsed prototype using a 12v wiper motor and some 5mm
clear tubing into a external res. but never got around to building it.
perhaps i will in the 54' dry heat i get out here.

there was a company designing and experimenting in this stuff, they managed
to build a warm glove to take heat from your arm and move it through a fluid
filled tube to your hands..

good luck with it
all designeds trademarked and copy righted ;-0
Nathan

 

I know the army at one stage had built a prototype portable air-conditioning suit that infantry could use - suppose this could be
easily adapted

 

Yar, water and soft pvc plastic are sooooo harsh!

Cam

 

Sports cooling jacket , under 200 in a vest with battery and pump .

 

The American Astronauts used a string singlet with tubing weaved through it and
a water cooler and pump. So just get a string singlet get a small 12 volt pump,
some tubing, a peltier device and a heatsink. Put it all together and hook it
up to the bike and you too can freeze while riding during summer You might
like to look into a thermostat too

Mark.

 

You've been reading Slashdot, haven't you?

Unzip your jacket, tip a bucket of water over your head,
and if you're so worried about your precious skin, quit
lanesplitting between goddamn buses!

-----sharks

 

Uh ... where is all this cool water coming from? You planning
on installing a fridge on the ducktail?

-----sharks

 

either a sealed system, or a system with a small tank...

the cheep system i was going to make had a washe rmotor, the pipes, and a
tank you fill with ice/water

much like putting ice water, ice cubes and a freezer ice gel pack in your
cammel back and wearing it under your jacket..

 

that suit was for biochemical war fair - rebrething system and all that,
back in the 80's too..

Nasa also has some self warming and cooling suits you could borrow..

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air-conditioning suit that infantry could use - suppose this could be

 

all designeds trademarked and copy righted ;-0

"Patented" is the word you're looking for ;-)

 

This may come as a surprise to you, but black isn't actually the only
colour that leather jackets come in.

Provided you are a reasonably tidy eater, and you don't do to much
actual work on the motorcycle wearing it, a white leather jacket is
quite possible. (See old movie Stone)

It is also heaps cooler...in many ways.

Water cooling would add too much weight.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

I reckon you should contact the Fremen on the planet Dune - they have
a nice line in one-piece suits that keep you cool.
Think it works by evapourating your own piss or something... might not
be too popular at servos/maccas if you unzipped the suit to locate
your wallet!

There is an alternative though, just migrate over here to Pomland -
never a problem being too hot and you get all the watercooling you
need free of charge from the sodding rain...

Jeffles

 

yes but id have to accually find were there office is and take it in
there...

copy righted is something i can just say and it is

 

Actually, in the case of designs, it's "registered"

Moike

 

Sounds like Dune.
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Deevo

Geraldton
WA, The Nanny State (® Corks)
http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie

 

i wish i had the skills to be a designer/engineer, i have many thoughts
about things.. just no tallent or money to do them... i did engineering in
highschool though

 

one of the biggest obstacles would be the added weight, but its possible