Posted Nov 17, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
My colleague Ed and I were marvelling the other day at the CPU cooling unit from one of our training desktop PCs undergoing a repair. “What, all that just for that!?”. The CPU itself was but a small square wafer compared to the behemoth that was the ducted fan and heatsink with integral heatpipes mounted on top of it. Whereas transistor sizes are measured in nanometres cooling systems can … Read More
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CPU cooling,
Electronics Cooling,
CFD,
PC cooling,
Heatsink
Posted Oct 28, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
What do you call someone who doesn’t believe in Father Christmas? A rebel without a Claus. Right, that’s that out of the way. This week Facebook announced that it plans to build a 300,000 ft^2 data center in Lulea, Sweden. The Lulea business agency who helped attract Facebook to their city are dutifully excited as should Facebook be as they look set to capitalise on 10 months each year of … Read More
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data center cooling,
data centre,
Data Center,
HVAC,
PUE,
Electronics Cooling,
FloVENT
Posted Oct 20, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
‘Rubbish In -> Rubbish Out’ is a well accepted fact in the world of simulation. Regardless of the technical capabilities of your thermal simulation tool, the accuracy of prediction will always be tightly coupled to the accuracy of the input data. The most accurate thermal IC package model is a so called ‘detailed’ model where all the internal construction is represented explicitly … Read More
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Electronics Cooling,
detailed thermal IC package models,
T3ster,
FloTHERM PACK,
strucutre functions
Posted Oct 18, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
It would only have cost me an extra £170, a small extra compared to the cost of the rest of the build, but I decided against laying thermal insulation boards directly under the underfloor electric heating mats. Surely better to leak some of the heat down to heat the 100mm thick concrete screed which would maintain its heat through those cold winter weeks, giving thermal support to the heating mats in … Read More
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FloVENT,
Electronics Cooling,
HVAC,
underfloor heating
Posted Aug 19, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
3D simulation can provide a detailed prediction of temperature and heat flux values at 10s of 1000s of points in a 3D model, experimental methods are somewhat limited in terms of the wealth of data they are capable of providing. But hey, this isn’t going to degrade into a pitched battle between simulators and experimentalists, nowadays good engineers (should) do both. “No one believes simulation … Read More
Tags:
HVAC,
Electronics Cooling,
underfloor heating,
FloVENT
Posted Aug 11, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
It’s been over two years since the foundations went in for the extension we’re building on our house. In that time I’ve come to respect and somewhat rely on glib phrases such as “Good things come to those who wait” and “Patience is a virtue”. I told my better half we’d be moved in by Christmas, I didn’t say which one though. In this blog series of … Read More
Tags:
FloVENT,
Electronics Cooling,
HVAC,
underfloor heating
Posted Jun 12, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
Thermal simulation of electronic systems using FloTHERM usually involve the definition of the 3D geometry and relevant material properties, specification of the power dissipation of the components as well as the ambient temperature that together lead to a numerical prediction of the resulting heat fluxes and temperatures. If the predicted component temperatures are too high then you’ve got a problem. … Read More
Tags:
Electronics Cooling,
active heatsink,
LN2,
overclocking
Posted Jun 6, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
I’m a big fan of product demonstrations. Having once been an application engineer, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of showing the use of a software like FloTHERM live in front of a prospect. Concentrating on highlighting the main features of the product whilst being bombarded with a barrage of questions about it is certainly a lesson in focus. At the Gadget Show live event mentioned … Read More
Tags:
liquid nitrogen,
Electronics Cooling,
LN2,
overclocking
Posted May 24, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
Automotive aftermarket modification has both mass appeal and a multi-million dollar turnover. Neon underbody lighting, enhanced radiator systems, aero-dynamic side skirts and hood scoops are but some of the ways in which you can part with your hard earned cash for that unbeatable feeling of looking sideways at the person in the car next to you as you narrow your eyes and nod your head slowly, marvelling … Read More
Tags:
Heatsink,
Electronics Cooling,
PC,
Liquid Cooling,
overclocking
Posted Apr 8, 2011, by Robin Bornoff
OK, so it won’t go down in the annals of history as the best April fools ever but it had me going until I tried to order it on line. Here’s what you get:
April 8th 2011, Ross-on-Wye
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Electronics Cooling
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