if i were to put peices of dry ice in my reservoir, besides making the water alot colder, when it melts would it cause corrosion or make the water dirty? dry ice kinda just goes from a liquid to a gas, but if i leave the top on my reservoir open, it'll let the air escape. anyone tried this?
mixing dry ice in a reservoir
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no it will not corode but it will prolly make ice crystals in your water which would be bad for your pump and even if it doesn't wthe water will dip below ambiant tempature which would cause water to form on the outside of any non insulated pipes
Dry ice is carbon dioxide - a pretty inert gas at room temp. You would want some kind of bleed off so that it doesn't pressurize your coolling system. And as others said it might freeze a water based coolant.
.bh.
.bh.
its so much denser then water it sinks....(ice is to but it has so many lil bubles in it)
Yeah m8...unless you have ur socket well insulated too...ur asking for trouble...
trust me though id love to do it too....if anyone read an article in PC modder about OCing a p4 with just dry ice and a soda can(sorta)
Yeah m8...unless you have ur socket well insulated too...ur asking for trouble...
trust me though id love to do it too....if anyone read an article in PC modder about OCing a p4 with just dry ice and a soda can(sorta)
remember to bleed the system off, ask anybody that has taken a 20 ounce bottle with some dry ice and a bit of watter what happnes
Ice is not denser than water. It's about 10% larger or so (meaning any given volume of water will expand by roughly 10% when frozen). This is the reason why freezing a soda can will cause the ends to pop out/expand (sealed container, water expands when frozen).
ice is actually denser then water as a solid....a perfect solid...like i said, there is air bubbles due to the fact that the water is not frozen instantly...dry ice is....so that is why it sinks when put in water or acetone...at least from my experience
If it was me i would make a dry ice canister the last time i used that kind of setup was on
a pin modded T,bred. or you could get a 8 quart igloo and make that your reservoir.
but you will still need to foam insulate your water block and some other mods.
google it.
i say wait till winter and run your mobo outside your car window while going 60 mph....much easier lol
lolOriginally posted by: Son of a N00b
i say wait till winter and run your mobo outside your car window while going 60 mph....much easier
I say liqiud chill is better it beats riding with a snow suit on i dont like the wind chill factor.
btw some one got hold it in place at that speed.
N00b thats your job.:thumbsup:
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Ok, to clear up some things here:
Water ice is less dense than liquid water. This is due to the molecular structure of water when it freezes - there is a lot of empty space (not air space, just empty space) between the molecules. They crystallize in a hexagonal lattice arrangement. Link - near the bottom of the page is a drawing of water molecules when the water is solid.
Dry ice sinks in water. This is from personal experience with the stuff. Drop it in water, and it sinks to the bottom, and quickly becomes encrusted in frozen water, with only a small hole kept open by the constant outgassing of sublimating carbon dioxide.
Dry ice in a reservoir will only work if it's an open system, and even then, you'll want a good bit of specialized antifreeze, as carbon dioxide freezes at -78.5C (-109.3F). Otherwise, you're going to get ice. Putting dry ice into a closed system will likely cause something to burst, as the carbon dioxide gas is going to produce a lot of pressure.
Maybe consider a bigger radiator, or possibly some kind of peltier cooling arrangement, though even this could cause ice buildup with a sufficiently powerful peltier cooler. You also then need to worry about condensation throughout the entire system
Water ice is less dense than liquid water. This is due to the molecular structure of water when it freezes - there is a lot of empty space (not air space, just empty space) between the molecules. They crystallize in a hexagonal lattice arrangement. Link - near the bottom of the page is a drawing of water molecules when the water is solid.
Dry ice sinks in water. This is from personal experience with the stuff. Drop it in water, and it sinks to the bottom, and quickly becomes encrusted in frozen water, with only a small hole kept open by the constant outgassing of sublimating carbon dioxide.
Dry ice in a reservoir will only work if it's an open system, and even then, you'll want a good bit of specialized antifreeze, as carbon dioxide freezes at -78.5C (-109.3F). Otherwise, you're going to get ice. Putting dry ice into a closed system will likely cause something to burst, as the carbon dioxide gas is going to produce a lot of pressure.
Maybe consider a bigger radiator, or possibly some kind of peltier cooling arrangement, though even this could cause ice buildup with a sufficiently powerful peltier cooler. You also then need to worry about condensation throughout the entire system
An interesting alternative ...
Using a Zalman Reserator 1, you'd need to fashion a basket of some kind to hold the dry ice toward the top of the tower - maybe in about an inch or so of the water. That way it wouldn't drop and get so cold right down by the pump, etc.
There would be warmer water constantly being pumped in of course but can any of the science majors out there speculate what would happen with the system as a whole? Would it significantly alter the temps of the flow through the system?
R
Using a Zalman Reserator 1, you'd need to fashion a basket of some kind to hold the dry ice toward the top of the tower - maybe in about an inch or so of the water. That way it wouldn't drop and get so cold right down by the pump, etc.
There would be warmer water constantly being pumped in of course but can any of the science majors out there speculate what would happen with the system as a whole? Would it significantly alter the temps of the flow through the system?
R
Dry ice needs to be mixed with alcohol or ethanol to produce cold temps. Dry ice and water produces fog.
Why it will evaporate in a matter of minutes, maybe an hour, total waste of time, effort and resources, not to mention the possability of damaging something.
Welll I guess that settles it then
The OP could just freeze some distilled water in the little plastic ice trays and get a better result R
i could use a bunch of cheap vodka and dry ice that way it doesnt freeze jus stays real cold, id really need to insulate the pipes and water block though for condensation
cheap vodka? try acetone or rubbing alcohol, i think. anybody have a link to where i could buy some copper pipe with a rather large innder diameter ~2"
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