Clocker!

[3rd gen noob]

ok, i just did a little bit of rough figures there, and i think that if you wanted to boil 25 grams of water then you'd need 13338J of energy

which would take a 2000W kettle (working at max efficiency) approx 7 seconds to boil

maybe this idea isn't so unfeasible

[atiVidia]

heres what were dealing with:
--1) the heatpipe
--2) the bottom flask (copper plate under flask)
--3) the turbine (if any vapors do not exit the turbine, they will simply could cool down and trickle back into the heat source

--4) the cooling flask (mounted upside down, with copper plate on base. copper plate used for peltier effect (thermoelectric cooling of water). energy comes from turbine.
--5) valve to allow more water in

maybe i should add a valve to let water out as well... if i do, it would be at the base of the bottom flask or at the top of the turbine

turbine uses hobby shop motor (one thats a bit more powerful). of course, the thermoelectric cooling will have VERY little effect, but hey, at least youve got something to use your energy.

turbine has full-extension hollow aluminum blades (to reduce weight and to take full advantage of the water vapor)

is there a chance that this would work? yes.

will it be efficient? maybe

[atiVidia]

this is simply a crazy way to do silent cooling, and possibly get something cooked on the copper plate labeled "4"

max efficiency (i think) if all major heat sources combined (HDD, Processor, RAM, vid chip+ vid RAM, mobo chipset

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by atiVidia@11 December 2003 - 22:36
heres a picture:

Looks like an elaborate PC-themed bong to me

[raiserblade2003]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@11 December 2003 - 22:31
ok, i just did a little bit of rough figures there, and i think that if you wanted to boil 25 grams of water then you'd need 13338J of energy

which would take a 2000W kettle (working at max efficiency) approx 7 seconds to boil

maybe this idea isn't so unfeasible

you lost me at the

13338J of energy

which would take a 2000W kettle (working at max efficiency) approx 7 seconds to boil

[_John_Lennon_]

That caffinee machine was actually one done off a good PC mods site, its not really a computer pranks image, meh, its actually a good idea, and the Coffee maker is completely seperate from the cooling of the PC.

[clocker]

Atividia,
I am humbled by the audacity of your concept.
What have you got to lose?

You will have to insulate your heatpipes or the liquid within will recondense before it hits your copper heatplate. I also don't think that water will work at all- you'll never get it to boil.
Maybe alcohol?
The technical difficulties will be daunting, but probably surmountable.
Then you could have a little whirly thingy on your case roof.

It may be simpler ( and ultimately more beneficial) to shroud your HSF unit and duct the heat up a tube to spin a turbine blade....

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by clocker@11 December 2003 - 20:16
Atividia,
I am humbled by the audacity of your concept.
What have you got to lose?

You will have to insulate your heatpipes or the liquid within will recondense before it hits your copper heatplate. I also don't think that water will work at all- you'll never get it to boil.
Maybe alcohol?
The technical difficulties will be daunting, but probably surmountable.
Then you could have a little whirly thingy on your case roof.

It may be simpler ( and ultimately more beneficial) to shroud your HSF unit and duct the heat up a tube to spin a turbine blade....

so long as i can generate some sort of power to do something

meh, lifes good either way

but ill try it. if i pull it off, i will put up some pics

actually, are there any heat-to-light converters? i could make a light which would have its brightness go up as the cpu or vid chip got hotter

[x_gimpg]

That would be bitchin, like a little indicator.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Does the heatsink fan blow air through the heatsink or pull air up?