Brilliant Spinning Heatsink Cools CPUs 30 Times More Efficiently

[PC_User]

That is something to keep your eyes on, Make sure you keep your fingers out of the way

[vinman]

Actually .01 clearance is a pretty good gap or distance if the two surfaces are flat and the rotating shaft is supported.

.01 would pound out a bearing in a heartbeat in the machinist world.

Sandia Labs does alot of the goverment behind the scenes projects.

Later

That's what I thought its going to need a special bearing with zero tolerance and a hell of a bracket to keep it that way

[grumpydaddy]

It will automatically ride on a cushion of air and the height is self regulating. Similar to the way HDD heads float but with a coarse tolerance. It is this close measurement that disturbs the boundary layer allowing the transfer of heat they say.

The only part I don't quite understand is the positioning of this on a cpu...I'm not sure if, having the motor above the center would matter or whether the reduced turbulence there in the air cushion in the center would make that an effective dead spot for cooling.

Love to have one to experiment with though.

[Doctor_Death]

When samples do become available, I'll do my best to try to get one for review

[killjoyjim]

It's is a heck of a idea. I would love to see it working.

[alan1476]

They need to invent something like an air conditioner that will cool way below the ambient temps.

[Drdeath]

They need to invent something like an air conditioner that will cool way below the ambient temps.

It's called phase change

[PoLoMoTo]

I want to see a spinning rad!

[realneil]

I wonder how they will be able control a 00.01 gap between it and the processor on your motherboard

Little bumps that measure .01" thickness on the bottom four corners of the cooler would do it. Rest them directly on the corners of the CPU and fasten it down securely.

[Irocing]

Little bumps that measure .01" thickness on the bottom four corners of the cooler would do it. Rest them directly on the corners of the CPU and fasten it down securely.

Friction and Wear.

Later

[realneil]

Re-Read the original post and realize that it's all spinning and the air gap covers the whole CPU surface.
The Cooler's mount would have to be very robust to keep that .01" tolerance at all times,...but I'm sure that they'll have it figured out.
The claim of 30 times better efficiency is wild. That would mean some very good cooling and bring a lot of potential to overclocking efforts too..

[Irocing]

Re-Read the original post and realize that it's all spinning and the air gap covers the whole CPU surface.
The Cooler's mount would have to be very robust to keep that .01" tolerance at all times,...but I'm sure that they'll have it figured out.
The claim of 30 times better efficiency is wild. That would mean some very good cooling and bring a lot of potential to overclocking efforts too..

Be getting close to WC and probably once enough out there would be a whole lot cheaper,
And less hassle.

Later

[killjoyjim]

Well true. only thing is I only saw it siting on top. what happens wen it is turned on it's side like in a mobo in a case?

[Irocing]

Well true. only thing is I only saw it siting on top. what happens wen it is turned on it's side like in a mobo in a case?

Work something like a CD Drive turned on its side.

Later

[killjoyjim]

Or like a old blower mooter in a car.

[grumpydaddy]

I read it as; the base of the unit, which houses the motor with its connections and is currently made of aluminium, attaches to the heat source. Then the fan "turbine" floats above that so that the heat still travels from ihs to heatsink then the turbine acts as the fins and fan combined of a normal HSF