Finally! the self cooling beer can
The beer can is in for a technology makeover that will shake-up the beverage industry, and it’s being brought to you by a company called Tempra Technology, which has ambitious plans for their cold can technology.
The specially modified cans use proprietary engineering to create a temperature drop that will reduce the I.C. Can contents by a minimum of 30° Fahrenheit in just three minutes. When activated, the all natural desiccant contained within a vacuum draws the heat from the beverage through the evaporator into an insulated heat-sink container. It is this patented vacuum-power which lowers the temperature so dramatically and quickly, leaving the beverage inside cold.
The I.C. Technology is 100% safe non-toxic and environmentally benign (in otherwords, no CFCs or harsh chemicals), because the whole process is the driven by the simple physics of water evaporation. You twist the base which cracks a seal to a vacuum in the can’s base. This sucks creates condensation on the inside liner which is then sucked down into some silica (you know, the stuff in your camera bag) in the base, taking the heat with it.
The average American drinks 22 Gallons of beer annually, and even though this product would demand a large price premium over a traditional can, the convenience factor and bragging rights would make this a must have item. Camping and fishing will drive the initial sales, and as volumes increase more and more uses will be found.
Expect the first cans to show up on store shelves in mid-2007 under the Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite labels. These are two beers that I wouldn’t ordinarily purchase for a summer afternoon at home where I have one of those new fanged electric iceboxes. All that asside though, I would LOVE to have a non-toxic, self chilling can (or 6) for those hot summer afternoons at the lake, beach, golf course.. or wherever.
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January 28th, 2007 at 1:52 am
Dugg!