General Septem Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 I'm not sure how many of you have seen this guy's website, but check this out: http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/cloud.htm Now my question is, if you put pearly hand soap in a watercooling loop, might it produce the same effect? :tooth: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r3d c0m3t Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 Heh. That's a nifty experiment to try when you're curious about stuff. As for the watercooling loop it probably would create the same effect, but I guess that would depend on how much heat the radiator can put out. Oh, and not to mention you're CPU would be getting a constant bath - leaving it germ-free. :shake: :shake: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polizei Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 I have a feeling the soap would change the thermal properties of water and make it less effcient at transfering heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 I have a feeling the soap would change the thermal properties of water and make it less effcient at transfering heat. The addition of hand soup would definitely change the thermal properties of the H2O; but probably not enough to have a major impact on the effectiveness of the cooling loop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 I wonder if the soap could harm the pump? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACarter02 Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 i doubt it. as long as you dont get air in your loop. then you would have a bubbly pump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 I wonder if the soap could harm the pump? It wouldn't harm the pump; however I doubt that a pearly effect could be easily achieved in a WC loop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r3d c0m3t Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 Now that I think about it...it would almost seem like a washing machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy14295 Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 IT would constantly be moving and not have any time to settle or sort of, "pearl". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 IT would constantly be moving and not have any time to settle or sort of, "pearl". My thoughts exactly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 You don't think the turbulence would cause it to pearl then? Might be something interesting to try out. I can see the whole thing foaming up and exploding though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 As I understand it; the underlying process for the pearl-lamp (shown in the link) is as follows: The soap lowers the boiling point of the H2O The lamp heats the H2O at the bottom of the bottle The heated H2O vaporizes and rises as air bubbles As the vapor rises; it is cooled by the H2O around it and condenses back to H2O IMHO In an H2O cooling loop the water would not be in the WB long enough for the H2O to reach the temperature necessary to vaporize and generate a pearl effect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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