A research team from China has presented a new passive cooling system for processors. It is expected to significantly increase performance while also being cheaper in the long run.
The cooling of a gaming PC or other hardware is an important aspect that should not be overlooked. Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong and the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan have published a scientific project.
Here, a new cooling system is introduced, which is said to deliver significantly more performance. In an initial practical test, the system reportedly worked very well. And there are further advantages.
Novel cooling is supposed to cool better and recharge itself
What kind of cooling is this? It is a “hygroscopic, membrane-encapsulated heat sink filled with salt,” short HSMHS. The system is expected to use lithium bromide salt, which evaporates water through a porous membrane. In an initial test run with a testing system, this novel cooling is reported to have improved computer performance by 32.65%. This is reported by the colleagues from Tomshardware.
How does the cooling work? The Chinese scientists created a standard heat sink and applied a lithium bromide solution, which is enclosed in a porous membrane material that allows water vapor to pass through. The desorption process of the salt solution leads to cooling, and the water vapor is released into the environment through the porous membrane.
The tests of the aforementioned HSMHS showed that the computer processor was able to run for about 400 minutes at under 64 degrees Celsius.
Especially interesting: When the system is not in use, it can recharge its reserves by itself. The cooler absorbs moisture from the air to recharge itself. This is expected to make the cooling particularly cost-effective, as maintenance costs are expected to be significantly lower.
Researchers have various applications for the novel cooling in mind
Where could this cooling be used? Initial tests have been conducted with a processor, but the researchers are already thinking of further fields of application: such as in solar cells, in buildings, or batteries. Whether such cooling systems can also be used in gaming systems in the future remains to be seen.
A broad application target would likely be large data centers that produce a lot of heat and require good and efficient cooling.
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