Friday, July 18th 2008
Danamics Innovates the First Liquid-metal Based CPU Cooler
Here's something new: A CPU cooler that comprises of a circulatory mechanism of liquid-metal, the liquid-metal has higher thermal conductivity than other liquid media, flowing liquid metal across an array of metal fins to disperse heat, and the cycle continues. What's more, the liquid is inextinguishable. That's 'cool'. Danamics innovated such a cooler for today's CPUs called the LM10.
The cooler also has no moving parts. The pump that circulates liquid-metal across tubes doesn't have them either. The pump functions on the principles of electromagnetic flow, the ferromagnetic liquid is subjected to flow caused due to changes in polarity of electromagnets. With no moving parts, the MTBF is substantially increased. Of course, you can use a retention module of some sort to hook up a fan or two on each side of the heatsink. This product will be available soon. For more information, please visit this page.
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Danamics
The cooler also has no moving parts. The pump that circulates liquid-metal across tubes doesn't have them either. The pump functions on the principles of electromagnetic flow, the ferromagnetic liquid is subjected to flow caused due to changes in polarity of electromagnets. With no moving parts, the MTBF is substantially increased. Of course, you can use a retention module of some sort to hook up a fan or two on each side of the heatsink. This product will be available soon. For more information, please visit this page.
46 Comments on Danamics Innovates the First Liquid-metal Based CPU Cooler
And hey...you guys are seeing to many movies....The Terminator is terminated....
....hmmmm both companies are from Denmark....what a coincidens.....:wtf:
wonder when they'll have liquid metal wc kits?
www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=14502
www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2005/08/04/liquid-metal-is-so-cool-it-may-be-on-ice
en.expreview.com/2008/07/18/liquid-metal-inside-heatpipe-danamic-lm-10-cpu-cooler/
I'm still gonna order my zerotherm nirvana. its purdy, lol.
Thermal conductivity is quite good as well. Between 30 and 80 W/(m - K) depending on the mixture. Compare this with water at .6 W/(m - K), most thermal pastes at .5 to 6 W/(m - K), Aluminum at 240 W/(m - K), or copper at 401 W/(m - K).
The only thing that has been keeping this from happening sooner is the availiablity and efficiency of the process required to extract the different rather rare materials from raw sources. Two years ago I couldn't find more than a few specialized companies that even made the stuff. Now I've run into half a dozen without really trying.
This excites me quite a bit, needless to say. :)
From my feeble liquid metal experience, I don't know how the surface wetting challenge may be solved. I smell something fishy here!
LOL
jtleon