> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 4:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Quad Nvidia Graphics Cards > > 0_0 > > Condensation? I've never read reports about that. > What happens?
As soon as cooling gets colder than air condensation (water vapor in the air turning back to water on the components) occurs. Think of the "sweat" on a cold can of soda on a hot day - that's condensation. I've never heard of this happening in liquid cooling systems per se (phase change cooling or pure liquid-as-heat-transfer systems) simply because they can't get the temperature colder than the ambient air. However liquid cooling is often paired with actually refrigeration techniques (like Peltier coolers used by companies like Koolance and others) used to cool components COLDER than ambient temps. In any system where you can cool things colder than ambient temps you'll have condensation issues. These system use elaborate insulation schemes to prevent it from becoming a problem (Styrofoam barriers for example) so it's usually not a huge problem with professionally built systems. It can be a HUGE problem for home builder however. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199587 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
