Effelsberg have been looking at extracting heat from FPGAs and processors:

http://www.radionet-eu.org/rnwiki/DigitalReceiversPresentations?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Winkelmann_RFI.pdf


Justin

On 18 Apr 2013, at 10:31 PM, Michael Inggs wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Re: Heat Pipes
> 
> It's amazing how opportune things cross the desk when a topic arises, or, one 
> only notices them when the problem is fresh in one's mind. An early version 
> of this company's software was what our contractor used.
> 
> I also should have mentioned that the heat pipes are slightly flexible, so it 
> is mechanically easier to make sure the block mounted to a device fits 
> snugly, without precision milling of a complex manifold.
> 
> Regards
> 
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