Alternatives to Water as the fluid?

phreenet · 02-18-2001, 04:16 PM

I am getting ready to complete my awasome watter cooling system for my Dual P3 on a VP6 mobo, anyhow, I have some WaterWetter, and Distilled Water. I heard somewhere that ammonia has good heat collection and dissapation properties. So what do you guys think of Ammonia running through the veins of my system? Anyone think it will work or not? How about the conductivity of Ammonia, good or bad?

Thanks

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Kevin · 02-18-2001, 05:11 PM

Hmm... never heard of that. Hope you can stand the smell.

SYX · 02-18-2001, 05:13 PM

Just use water, it will never leak, so no bother.

miller · 02-18-2001, 05:45 PM

Ive heard that rubbing alcohol works very well for two reasons...

1. because if it sprays all over the place, it won't short out your shit, and 2. alcohol can be chilled to way below the freezing temperature of water.

phreenet · 02-18-2001, 05:52 PM

No thats not quite what I am looking for

I am not worried about chilling the water, im not even going to use peltiers ( at least not yet )

El · 02-18-2001, 06:21 PM

The specific heat is slightly higher than water when I looked it up. Water=4186 Ammonia=4710 I don't know that this small a difference is going to really make a significant difference in a water cooled computer.

Keep in mind that Ammonia is a rather reactive chemical and I would think likely to cause problems with metal fittings, radiators and such. I personally would stick with water + Water Wetter + a small amount of anti-freeze.

El

Alives · 02-19-2001, 03:30 AM

if you arent using peltiers then who cares...just throw water in it...its the best there is for conductivity

Freakyfrank · 02-19-2001, 07:29 AM

ammoniak is used as a refrigderant..
because its a gas at normal pressure and when compressed it turns into a liquid..

ammonia-water is normal water with ammoniak-gas in it. (just shake and smell (NOT!))

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02-18-2001, 04:16 PM	#1
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	Alternatives to Water as the fluid? I am getting ready to complete my awasome watter cooling system for my Dual P3 on a VP6 mobo, anyhow, I have some WaterWetter, and Distilled Water. I heard somewhere that ammonia has good heat collection and dissapation properties. So what do you guys think of Ammonia running through the veins of my system? Anyone think it will work or not? How about the conductivity of Ammonia, good or bad? Thanks ------------------

02-18-2001, 05:11 PM	#2
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Hmm... never heard of that. Hope you can stand the smell.

02-18-2001, 05:13 PM	#3
SYX Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 35	Just use water, it will never leak, so no bother.

02-18-2001, 05:45 PM	#4
miller Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: miller585@hotmail.com Posts: 13	Ive heard that rubbing alcohol works very well for two reasons... 1. because if it sprays all over the place, it won't short out your shit, and 2. alcohol can be chilled to way below the freezing temperature of water.

02-18-2001, 05:52 PM	#5
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	No thats not quite what I am looking for I am not worried about chilling the water, im not even going to use peltiers ( at least not yet )

02-18-2001, 06:21 PM	#6
El Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2	The specific heat is slightly higher than water when I looked it up. Water=4186 Ammonia=4710 I don't know that this small a difference is going to really make a significant difference in a water cooled computer. Keep in mind that Ammonia is a rather reactive chemical and I would think likely to cause problems with metal fittings, radiators and such. I personally would stick with water + Water Wetter + a small amount of anti-freeze. El

02-19-2001, 03:30 AM	#7
Alives Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 228	if you arent using peltiers then who cares...just throw water in it...its the best there is for conductivity

02-19-2001, 07:29 AM	#8
Freakyfrank Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Posts: 238	ammoniak is used as a refrigderant.. because its a gas at normal pressure and when compressed it turns into a liquid.. ammonia-water is normal water with ammoniak-gas in it. (just shake and smell (NOT!)) ------------------ OC'ing is my middlename

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