My $12.00 Genturi
Here I am at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in a crowded lot boondocking with dozens of other coaches. I figured it would be neighborly of me to redirect my exhaust fumes from the side of my coach bu...
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et2 wrote:I am almost certain that some venturi effect is in play here. My exhaust outlet is only about 2 inches in diameter and the dryer vent is 4 inches. I suspect that air is also getting sucked into the vent hose. The reason I say that is because I can feel a lot of gasses coming off the top of the pipe and I think there is more gas flow out the top of the vent hose than I remember coming out of the exhaust itself.
But looking closely at your contraption, the connection to the exhaust, I could be wrong but what is allowing cold air from the bottom into the venting. The real Venturi actually sits just outside of the exhaust leaving a gap before the Venturi tube. I'm not a hi-vac guy, but could that dryer vent opening be too big to allow for any Venturi effect? I think your really just trying to direct the exhaust, and quite possible could be kidding yourself thinking you've a Venturi solution.
