Immersion Desktop

Immersion cooling has been used for decades to cool high value electronics. Its use for commercial desktop computing has been limited to a few oil- or fluorochemical-filled machines. These liquid-full systems make use of off-the-shelf air-cooled components and therefore require a lot of liquid. Also, they generally do not take advantage of the merits of evaporative cooling. In this vision of a high performance gaming computer, electronics are very densely packed in a small volume. Fluid is pumped up and allowed to waterfall or cascade over the heated components. This minimizes the volume of fluid required. Fluid is vaporized by passive boiling on the hot components and travels to condense in a radiator which is, as it should be, the dominant geometric feature of the design. Air present in the system is purged automatically by a vent system that uses an inexpensive thermoelectric element to condense the vapor within that air. This design has many advantages: Noise - All heat gathers efficiently and dissipated by large radiator with RPM fan Size - Packaging density is limited only by the PCB conductor mapping and device placement. 1 kW can be dissipated in only 100cc. Environmental Footprint - Less PCB and other materials, no heat sinks, recyclable, easily disassembled PET chassis, etc. Cost Significant Material Reduction Accelerated, Low Cost Design - Design without ANY consideration of airflow Aesthetics/Design Its not a box. 2-Phase Immersion systems are interesting.