new slant on cooling

dai · 07-29-2005, 01:33 PM

http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelbilder.html

Volt-Schwibe · 07-29-2005, 02:39 PM

i wouldn't call this a new slant.

Mr. Cray of Cray Supercomputers was doing this long long ago.

it's definately a neat way to cool a machine though, and i bet it stays nice and cool.

dai · 07-29-2005, 03:00 PM

i'd never seen it before and thoughts were why are'nt the sparks flying

**Fox** · 07-29-2005, 03:52 PM

Nothing conductive in vegetable oil I don't think (I'm assuming it's some kind of food oil...otherwise wouldn't it be black?)

That would be a disgusting computer to do upgrades on.

Volt-Schwibe · 07-29-2005, 09:15 PM

yeah it would be a mess.

i think cray used 100% silicone oils, but i'm not sure, but yeah, anything non-conductive would work.

this includes automatic transmission fluid, it's kinda reddish, and it smells bad, but it has really good thermal properties

the downside is that automatic transmission fluid would possibly eat things.

makes me want to try it.

EDIT: now that i think about it, i think cray used liquid nitrogen flowing over the circuts.

**Fox** · 07-29-2005, 10:17 PM

mmm...liquid nitrogen. But wouldn't that just evaporate over time? I think to modify an air conditioner to pump cold fluid through a pipe and to run that through the oil would be more efficient.

**Fr4665** · 07-29-2005, 10:29 PM

Ha it says that its vegetable oil i cant believe it.

EDIT: found another picture

http://www.techreport.com/etc/2005q1/txgf/aquarium.jpg

and some info on what it is exactly, it is a dielectric oil, a mineral oil that is non conductive.

ill have to find some mineral oil to those properties and do some testing on old mashines. you said trans fluid is non conductive also? so ill try that too.

testing begins the next weekend wish me luck haha

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Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	i wouldn't call this a new slant. Mr. Cray of Cray Supercomputers was doing this long long ago. it's definately a neat way to cool a machine though, and i bet it stays nice and cool. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>

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Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	yeah it would be a mess. i think cray used 100% silicone oils, but i'm not sure, but yeah, anything non-conductive would work. this includes automatic transmission fluid, it's kinda reddish, and it smells bad, but it has really good thermal properties the downside is that automatic transmission fluid would possibly eat things. makes me want to try it. EDIT: now that i think about it, i think cray used liquid nitrogen flowing over the circuts. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 07-29-2005 at 09:21 PM.

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Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	Ha it says that its vegetable oil i cant believe it. EDIT: found another picture http://www.techreport.com/etc/2005q1/txgf/aquarium.jpg and some info on what it is exactly, it is a dielectric oil, a mineral oil that is non conductive. ill have to find some mineral oil to those properties and do some testing on old mashines. you said trans fluid is non conductive also? so ill try that too. testing begins the next weekend wish me luck haha __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game Last edited by Fr4665; 07-29-2005 at 10:43 PM.

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Nothing conductive in vegetable oil I don't think (I'm assuming it's some kind of food oil...otherwise wouldn't it be black?) That would be a disgusting computer to do upgrades on.

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	mmm...liquid nitrogen. But wouldn't that just evaporate over time? I think to modify an air conditioner to pump cold fluid through a pipe and to run that through the oil would be more efficient.