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Liquid metal cooling.

E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
in Zocalo v2.0
Yep, current heat pipe and water cooling technology might come to fast end in PC markets!
By technology which has been used in nuclear reactors for years.

While liquid metal alloy is much more efficient in conducting heat it also allows making cooling system to resemble water cooling with active circulation... without moving parts.


[url]http://www.nanocoolers.com/products_cooling.php[/url]
[url]http://www.frigprim.com/articels4/LiqMetal.html[/url]


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Comments

  • AnlaShokAnlaShok Democrat From Hell
    Um, I don't like the idea of a cooling system that may explode....
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    I'm really rather surprise, in a small, closed loop application, like CPU cooling, that someone hasn't done this already. It makes sense that a metal that exists in liguid form at room temp would make an excellent heat transfer meduim...

    Jake
  • JohnDJohnD Ranger
    Re: Liquid metal cooling.

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by E.T [/i]
    [B]Yep, current heat pipe and water cooling technology might come to fast end in PC markets! By technology which has been used in nuclear reactors for years.[/B][/QUOTE]

    ...and isn't exactly the best idea for those reactors...for obvious reasons. The Russians found that out. There's a reason the West uses the PWR type. So, the web site isn't being completely forthcoming with that claim.
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    On the bright side if your computer melts down you wont end up irradiating a good portion of the ukrain.

    Well. MOST of us wont, cant say anything about Biggles set up ;)
  • JohnDJohnD Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tyvar [/i]
    [B]On the bright side if your computer melts down you wont end up irradiating a good portion of the ukrain.

    Well. MOST of us wont, cant say anything about Biggles set up ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

    Another problem with liquid sodium cooled reactors is you can't ever let that coolant loop get too cool, or you'll solidify the coolant and have a nice little accident. Plus, it's corrosive enough to be annoying...and god forbid you get any moisture in those coolant lines...
  • PSI-KILLERPSI-KILLER Needs help
    I think the articles are interesting.
    For computers, The only time I see liquid pipes is when the system is badly overclocked where so much more volts and amps need the cooling. If you run the chips in within designed standards no heating problem happens.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Haven't looked inside a laptop recently, have you? :)
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Haven't looked inside a laptop recently, have you? :) [/B][/QUOTE]Or specs of PC's components.
    Maximum power dissipation numbers are becoming insane. (for device whose job is not keeping house warm)
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JohnD [/i]
    [B]and god forbid you get any moisture in those coolant lines... [/B][/QUOTE]


    Oooohh boy that would make for an interesting evening at the old nuke plant :D
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