Homework: 6 page paper on computer cooling.

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TriggerHappy101

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I will be writing a 6 page paper on computer cooling. I was thinking I could explain the many types of computer cooling solutions (Fans, fanless, heatsinks, Phase change, water cooling, submersion, and so on), the advantages/disadvantages of the specific types, how each is installed and implemented, and the components that make up each method. I could also explain why cooling is so important and demonstrate why heat is electronics worst enemy.

If any one has any helpful articles explaining how phase change, and water cooling works (as I never had any of these systems) could you please link me? What components make up of these methods?

Also: If I am missing any cooling methods please tell me!

Any links would be very helpful. Thanks!
 
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Tiamat

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you could spend at least 20 pages discussing Heat Conduction, Heat Convection, Heat Radiation, their formulas, and how they apply to systems (including computers).

Fans are Heat Convection - forced convection.
Heat rising in the case is natural convection.

Radiation is very small and practically negligable.

Conduction is any of the passive cooled items - it Heatsink on CPU, heatsinks on ram chips, chipset etc. Most computers have a combo Conduction and Forced Convection.


I could go on and on.. but ill let you do your own hw! :D

Use your commonsense (for application of theoritical info), and get some elementary books on Heat conduction and convection. Wikipedia may be of great help as well.
 
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GalvanizedYankee

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Rather than neffing to build post count, let alone being rude, I offer.

http://www.heatsink-guide.com/ Very good basic info on much of what you seek.
Be sure to go to the advanced cooling internal link for heatpipes, at the bottom of that
page is another link...Read it.

http://www.directron.com/ Check out the resources they offer about comp cooling.
IIRC they do offer some decent stuff.

EDIT: Don't forget http://www.silentpcreview.com/ or http://www.overclockers.com/
Both have VG resource sections.

Look at this page http://www.frostytech.com/thermalprojects.cfm I just stumbled on this
and will look it over myself.

Five links out of me is enough. ;)

If I come across something in my saved links, it will be posted here.

Is this paper due tommorow Trigger...MMmmmm :D
Remember, we learn best, by teaching.


...Galvanized
 
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Howard

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Phase change systems cool components just like they cool the air inside a refrigerator or the air passing through an air conditioner.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator2.htm

With water cooling, water flows through a circuit formed by tubing. There are several parts in a circuit, each with a specific purpose. The pump keeps the water moving, the reservoir stores extra water and makes it easier to bleed the system (remove air bubbles), the water blocks contact the hot components and allow the flowing water to remove the heat, and the radiator releases the heat to the surroundings.

http://www.directron.com/watercool.html
http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/watercool

Make sure to mention the introduction, usage, and benefits of heat pipes to modern coolers. Heatlanes, too, and vapor chambers, but I don't think there are any implementations of vapor chambers yet.
 
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potato28

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Talk about contact, effects of heatpipes and larger surface area, more surface area and large number of finis with a basic HS.
 
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grimlykindo

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thats a good idea for a paper - is it an informational or comparison paper? It would work for either type pretty well I guess.

Let us know how it goes!

*must remember this for when/if I go back to school*
 
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shock311

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Possibly look into microfluidic research regarding microchannels directly integrated on a IC....very interesting stuff.
 
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