ccnmag.com — The device, which uses an electrical charge to create a cooling air jet right at the surface of the chip, could be critical to advancing computer technology because future chips will be smaller, more tightly packed and are likely to run hotter than today's chips.
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heptahedronAug 24, 2006
The device might work inside a sealed environment but I'd bet that the charged emitter/collector pair would act as a dust magnet that eventually chokes the air flow and short circuits. I'd also be interesting in seeing if the total amount of convection per unit area can really exceed that provided by a solid block of high-conductivity material.
renzodesignAug 25, 2006
wow that would do me just fine :]my macbook pro runs nicely buthaving it 20c cooler would be nice :]
tylerlaviteAug 25, 2006
yea an ion Breeze runs on the same concept Ive done tons of electrical experiments that involve this method you would be amassed at how much cool air the stuff will produce its like a small air conditioner its pretty cool
tochiAug 25, 2006
From the Article:"Mamishev and doctoral students Nels Jewell-Larsen and Chi-Peng Hsu presented a paper on the device at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/American Society of Mechanical Engineers Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference earlier this summer "The AIAAASMEJTHTC is one hell of a conference, let me tell you! Also know as the "Ridiculously Long Name" Conference.
tylerlaviteAug 25, 2006
that was not sarcasm. im trying to explain and tell you yes this stuff does create a very nice strong stream of air.
nelsjlAug 25, 2006
This is a link to a video of the same IR footage, it gives slightly better graphics. There is a basic description of how it works if you follow the link back to the webpage as well.<a class="user" href="http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/seal/projects/EFAproject/EFAvid1.mpg">http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/seal/projects/EFAproject/EFAvid1.mpg</a>