Liquid Cooling Solutions

[rubix_1011]

Not really something I would use... Are you meaning using oil as a conductive fluid like water, or submerging everything, like in the Tom's video? I would think that if you used it as a fluid, it would break down the rubber grommets and vinyl tubing. If you submerge in oil, the PCB would soak it up and you really just have 'soggy' components when you remove them.

And no, putting your PC in a refrigerator or freezer won't really work...google it and see the results. LOL.

 

[iluvgillgill]

i mean feeding the loop with oil instead of oil.

 

[rubix_1011]

I would think that since many of the components are either plastic, rubber or some other oil-derived product, adding oil as a coolant would just degrade the components, depending on the kind of oil used. Also, oil is usually much more viscous than water and might be more wear on a PC water pump and cause premature wear.

 

[iluvgillgill]

yeah true i wonder how car's parts survived though!

 

[rubix_1011]

I think it comes down to engineering and the desired fluids needed for the job. Most likely the components in a car are more oil resistant than those of PC liquid cooling components.

 

[ouch1]

you should have got a Sony Ericsson phone their camera is much better specially the K850i

im wondering if anyone have done oil cooled rather then water cooled?

If you want to use oil you will have to use a much more powerful pump. Something like this bad boy from Holley: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=HLY%2D12%2D150&N=700+4294839053+4294836965+4294891680+400178+4294891657+115&autoview=sku
The only thing is you would need to figure out a power source for it.

-ouch1

 

[rubix_1011]

Good call Ouch. I am thinking though; how well would those rubber grommets between most copper/acrylic parts hold up with oil? Since they are so soft, I bet they would degrade quickly.

 

[ouch1]

Well I know that the "O" rings on the valve covers on my mustang have help up pretty well for 5 years of them being on there. But I am not to sure about the Lucite. I would probably go with brss tops and a high quallity "O" ring instead.

-ouch1

 

[iluvgillgill]

or i think just stay with water😀

 

[rubix_1011]

LOL...probably a simpler solution. You might start running into problems with oil in a system not designed to circulate it. Plus, I don't know that I want to shell out >$200 for a Holley fuel pump that could otherwise go in my car.

$70 DangerDen pump < $200 Holley pump

Even I can do that kind of math.

 

[ouch1]

Yeah but the Holley pump does look cool though.

-ouch1

 

[iluvgillgill]

and i sure it can create much higher flowrate then the "weak" DD pump!😛

 

[rubix_1011]

It does look cool, I agree. I wonder how much pressure that would build up in those lines...you might start bursting your tubing or have tubing shoot off the fittings. Could get messy...

That's why I say go for a gas generator and A/C compressor from a semi; run all hard lines with condenser blocks...none of this sissy water, TEC or phase cooling.

Why not go a step further and create a quantum gateway to diffuse the heat directly to the other side of the galaxy?