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Computer that boils in water
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Mr. Scram:
I've seen a demo of servers being run inside this kind of fluid. The fluid they used is supposedly non-toxic or harmful, as people would need to work with and around it with some ease. It is frighteningly expensive though, and it reportedly has a limited lifespan of about 5 years.
ogden:

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--- Quote from: Echo88 on November 20, 2018, 11:28:57 am ---That isnt water, its Novec by 3M. A nonconductive fluid with a low boiling point used as a cooling solution.
For example: https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/121372O/3m-novec-7000-engineered-fluid-tds.pdf

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Still not a good idea. I imagine the quantity of noxious vapors filling the air.

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Unless you want to refill tank often, you want heat exchanger in the system. More detailed video and comments as well:


ebastler:

--- Quote from: ogden on November 22, 2018, 11:07:59 am ---Unless you want to refill tank often, you want heat exchanger in the system. More detailed video and comments as well:

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In principle, that's what happens in a heat-pipe cooling system (which must be what the low-boiling-point version of Novec is designed for): Have the fluid evaporate at the CPU or other heat source; keep it contained in a closed system; have it condense at the other end of the system, where you can attach a radiator and fan.
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