http://www.govtech.com/technology/Two-Cool-Technologies-Cooling-Computers.html
I think you guys will find these videos very interesting. This first one is based on a hovering cooler like the effect of aquaplaning.
The Sandia Cooler
What’s 10 times smaller, yet 30 times more efficient than a typical CPU cooling fan? The “Sandia Cooler,” developed by the Sandia National Labs. Sandia says its new cooler design combines the functionality of cooling fins with a centrifugal impeller. Spinning at 2,000 RPM just a thousandth of an inch from the CPU, the device is much more effective at eliminating heat and doesn't clog with dust.
In this SuperMUC video, the whole system is run on hotwater cooling. A researcher describes how they plan to reduce the size of the supercomputer by a factor of 10 in 5 years, and then another 10 over another 5 years, until they've reduced it by a factor of a million and the whole system can be fit into the size of a PC case.
Also, gotta love the woman narrating. She made up a new word: 'innIvative'
Warm-Water Cooling
Europe’s fastest supercomputer, call SuperMuc, will be one of the first facilities to use a hot-water cooling system. The hot water flowing in the cooling system can reach 113 degrees F. Built by IBM, the supercomputer and cooling system at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany consumes 40 percent less energy than air-cooled facilities, according to the company. IBM explains how the system works in this video.
I think you guys will find these videos very interesting. This first one is based on a hovering cooler like the effect of aquaplaning.
The Sandia Cooler
What’s 10 times smaller, yet 30 times more efficient than a typical CPU cooling fan? The “Sandia Cooler,” developed by the Sandia National Labs. Sandia says its new cooler design combines the functionality of cooling fins with a centrifugal impeller. Spinning at 2,000 RPM just a thousandth of an inch from the CPU, the device is much more effective at eliminating heat and doesn't clog with dust.
In this SuperMUC video, the whole system is run on hotwater cooling. A researcher describes how they plan to reduce the size of the supercomputer by a factor of 10 in 5 years, and then another 10 over another 5 years, until they've reduced it by a factor of a million and the whole system can be fit into the size of a PC case.
Also, gotta love the woman narrating. She made up a new word: 'innIvative'
Warm-Water Cooling
Europe’s fastest supercomputer, call SuperMuc, will be one of the first facilities to use a hot-water cooling system. The hot water flowing in the cooling system can reach 113 degrees F. Built by IBM, the supercomputer and cooling system at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany consumes 40 percent less energy than air-cooled facilities, according to the company. IBM explains how the system works in this video.
