What's the liquid inside of a heatpipe?

[Circlenaut]

And can It be used with a water cooling setup?

 

[Tsaico]

I thought it was an oil. Which i suppose could be used for cooling, but I think they use it for heat because it won't boil off and has even heat distribution. I dunno what it's heat dissipation specs would be. I also know that in some older homes, it used to be just steam from the basement.

 

[sandorski]

Heatpipe liquid is PEOPLE....it's ...peeeeeoooooopllllle!!!




Good question, I'd like to know too.

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Heatpipe liquid is PEOPLE....it's ...peeeeeoooooopllllle!!!




Good question, I'd like to know too.

Is that the new Soylent green oil Sandorski?

 

[dkozloski]

R-134a or methyl chloride are two examples.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: sandorski
Heatpipe liquid is PEOPLE....it's ...peeeeeoooooopllllle!!!




Good question, I'd like to know too.

Is that the new Soylent green oil Sandorski?

It cools and tastes great too!

 

[grrl]

R-134a or methyl chloride are two examples.

Yes, it has to be a liquid that will 'boil' i.e. change to vapor when it comes into contact with the heat the CPU gives off. The liquid/gas phase change requires it to absorb much more heat energy than a simple liquid cooling system.

Check out this link Cooling Technologies Explained for more info.


And to answer your question, it can't be used with a watercooling system, it's used in lieu of a watercooling system.