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Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Give it a try: "600 Hz Sine Wave Sound Frequency Tone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERHcqYNLHyg and 500: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEfshsoyZk If that really is the range they are targeting, this product is doomed. That will be one heck of a noise to cancel. "Soundproof box" is right up there with perpetual motion, zero-point energy, and spherical chickens in vacuums.

A 'soundproof box' is hard because most of those boxed things we want to quiet down (say, pets) still need to be a part of our environment, breathing air and the like. A clothes dryer, meanwhile, is a near-ideal case for vacuum isolation + elastic dampening. Build a box with a door; hang an airtight motorized barrel in the box from a bungee cord, with a second door, and electrical connection; and then, whenever both…

If you are going to go through all the effort to create a proper vacuum, and then isolate all the little penetrations needed to maintain whatever is inside, just throw the wet clothes into the vacuum and call the thing a freeze dryer. No sonic required. A heat lamp inside a vacuum chamber would probably dry stuff using much less energy than either sonic of hot air.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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It's not the fastest clothes dryer, but I often use one that runs on fusion in outer space.

We did that, right up until we had three kids and full-time jobs :)

We dry ours (2A+2C) inside on hanging racks, but it takes up a fair bit of space. In a smaller house, we'd have no chance.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Batteries are also (relatively) cheap and easy to replace. If my dryer was $50-$200 and could be carried in one hand, I'd be (grumpily) okay with it only lasting 2 years.

Must every appliance become "disposable"?

No - I'd really love it if they didn't become disposable. Sustainability, however, isn't why people have different expectations of batteries vs dryers. I didn't mean to imply a cheap, portable, but flimsy dryer would be a good thing.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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And how will my cat react to this thing? Something with enough sonic energy to vaporize a significant volume of water is probably loud enough to wake every animal in the area.

Looks like they calculated the optimum as ~500-600 Hz? That's in human hearing range too.

That (the 600 Hz) is the modulation of the ultrasonic signal from the transducer...I am not sure if modulating the underlying signal at that frequency has a similar auditory effect as a simple 600 Hz sine wave.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Can you put your clothes on a fire escape? Or in your bathroom (works great if you have a bathroom with a window).

Alternatively, a clothes rack on a balcony or receiving direct sunlight through a window or glass sliding door, with both slightly ajar works well. One benefit of this is that your clothes last much longer.

In the winter, I find they dry quite quickly if I just put the clothes rack indoors near a radiator.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Batteries don't last this long, why does a dryer have to? it's not all about longevity ...

What to batteries have to do with clothes dryers...? You're comparing a consumable good to a household appliance. Household appliances are expected to last 5 years. 7-10 is pretty normal.

If a dryer is not a consumable, shouldn't it last forever?

If a battery is a consumable, shouldn't it last only one charging cycle?

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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For apartment goers (or those that live in uncooperative climates) the reliability of such a system is a bigger problem than the speed. But for those that can use it, it is indeed a great system.

One day we'll invent a technology device to answer the age old question: "Still wet or just cold?"

https://www.amazon.com/SSEYL-MS-C-Textile-Moisture-Meter/dp/...

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Batteries don't last this long, why does a dryer have to? it's not all about longevity ...

This device is supposed to be eco-friendlier than a hot air dryer. The benefit reduces if you have a consumable component that needs changing, especially with the amount of e-waste that goes to landfill.

eco friendly? right... they are only trying to get the cost down for the consumer.

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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What to batteries have to do with clothes dryers...? You're comparing a consumable good to a household appliance. Household appliances are expected to last 5 years. 7-10 is pretty normal.

If a dryer is not a consumable, shouldn't it last forever? If a battery is a consumable, shouldn't it last only one charging cycle?

No.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumables

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durable_good

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