MSI employs Stirling Engine Theory
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Rastalovich
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hehe the idea is there. U will of course need enough heat under the fan apparatus in order to make the thing move, which is what u want the fan to take away. Soooo I`m imagining it being ok for taking minimal degrees from whatever the structure produces, cos if u cool it the fan loses it`s power... and around we go.
Power of a fan... maybe 2.5 to 5 watts depending on what type and speed it`s run at.
Probably be a better idea to power a fan over a northbridge or similar, or harddrive fan cos it doesn`t need much flow, from the heat of the cpu or summit.
Power of a fan... maybe 2.5 to 5 watts depending on what type and speed it`s run at.
Probably be a better idea to power a fan over a northbridge or similar, or harddrive fan cos it doesn`t need much flow, from the heat of the cpu or summit.
That's pretty crazy. I'd like to see what temperature the chipset needs to get to before the fan starts spinning though.
Maniac_Geek
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What are you saying?
This was the worst description of the sterling cycle that I have ever come across.
"The “Air Power Cooler” transfers the chipset heat into air momentum, when the air becomes hot, the air will expand then push the fan to rotate and In doing so cooling the heatsink immediately. After the air moves from the bottom to top of the piston, the air will become heavy to push the up piston down."
"Air momentum...", Is this guy retarded? "The air will become heavy...":nono:
The component of the sterling cycle engine that the author is referring to is called the regenerator. The fan is powered by a small piston; the regererator also moves up and down by the piston's power. The piston is powered by the fixed quantity of air that surrounds the regenerator (in this model the piston is on top of the cylinder containing the regenerator). The chip heats up the air in the cylinder. When the air around the regenerator is heated up by the heat source, the air expands. The expanding air pushes the piston up and the regenerator closer to the heat source, thus causing in increase in volume above the regenerator where the air is allowed to cool and increase it's density. You know, PV=NRT and stuff. The piston will move down due to the decrease in pressure and the regenerator will move up, making the volume of air close to the heat source and the heat will make the gas once again expand.
The author really butchered this one.
This was the worst description of the sterling cycle that I have ever come across.
"The “Air Power Cooler” transfers the chipset heat into air momentum, when the air becomes hot, the air will expand then push the fan to rotate and In doing so cooling the heatsink immediately. After the air moves from the bottom to top of the piston, the air will become heavy to push the up piston down."
"Air momentum...", Is this guy retarded? "The air will become heavy...":nono:
The component of the sterling cycle engine that the author is referring to is called the regenerator. The fan is powered by a small piston; the regererator also moves up and down by the piston's power. The piston is powered by the fixed quantity of air that surrounds the regenerator (in this model the piston is on top of the cylinder containing the regenerator). The chip heats up the air in the cylinder. When the air around the regenerator is heated up by the heat source, the air expands. The expanding air pushes the piston up and the regenerator closer to the heat source, thus causing in increase in volume above the regenerator where the air is allowed to cool and increase it's density. You know, PV=NRT and stuff. The piston will move down due to the decrease in pressure and the regenerator will move up, making the volume of air close to the heat source and the heat will make the gas once again expand.
The author really butchered this one.
WC Annihilus
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