Mercury as a liquid for cooling?

Phant0m51 · 05-19-2003, 12:42 AM

Would Mercury be a good system cooling liquid? I was just thinking about it, and if you didn't use a TEC it will stay a liquid. The only problem I see with it is, that if you don't cool it enough, it expands and could burst the lines. Any thoughts on using Mercury?

redleader · 05-19-2003, 01:07 AM

1) Very toxic.
2) Very heavy - hope you got a truely massive pump.
3) Very low heat capcity.

Three strikes right there.

Phant0m51 · 05-19-2003, 01:09 AM

Well that sucks. It was just a thought. I figured I might as well ask.

Skulemate · 05-19-2003, 01:38 AM

You should try a search for this over at the Overclockers.com forums... this question seems to come up almost once a week there, so you should be able to find plenty of discussion about it.

nleahcim · 05-20-2003, 01:39 AM

I think mercury is hella expensive as well

SparkedFire · 05-20-2003, 06:38 AM

Mercury? What about ketchup

pelle76 · 05-23-2003, 05:03 AM

I will go with Mustard i think... I've noticed that the wiener gets colder when putting the mustard on...

05-19-2003, 12:42 AM	#1
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	Mercury as a liquid for cooling? Would Mercury be a good system cooling liquid? I was just thinking about it, and if you didn't use a TEC it will stay a liquid. The only problem I see with it is, that if you don't cool it enough, it expands and could burst the lines. Any thoughts on using Mercury?

05-19-2003, 01:38 AM	#4
Skulemate Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 381	You should try a search for this over at the Overclockers.com forums... this question seems to come up almost once a week there, so you should be able to find plenty of discussion about it. __________________ Michael E. Robbins M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Toronto 12.1 GHz of AMD's finest (17.7 GHz total) crunching proudly for the AMDMB.com Killer Frogs SETI BOINC: Dual Opteron 246s (Iwill DK8N) \| XP2800+ (Shuttle SN41G2) \| 3x XP2400+ (ASUS A7N266-vm) SETI BOINC: 2x P4 2.8E (ASUS P4R800-vm) \| Crunching 24/7

05-20-2003, 06:38 AM	#6
SparkedFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 114	Mercury? What about ketchup __________________ If you smell something odd coming from your puter, panic and run crazy. Shut her down and grab a towel. As to watercooling going mainstream: We are truely dedicated to it, we know everything, and we have perfected it.

05-19-2003, 01:07 AM	#2
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	1) Very toxic. 2) Very heavy - hope you got a truely massive pump. 3) Very low heat capcity. Three strikes right there.

05-19-2003, 01:09 AM	#3
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	Well that sucks. It was just a thought. I figured I might as well ask.

05-20-2003, 01:39 AM	#5
nleahcim Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 29	I think mercury is hella expensive as well

05-23-2003, 05:03 AM	#7
pelle76 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sweden, Skovde Posts: 101	I will go with Mustard i think... I've noticed that the wiener gets colder when putting the mustard on...

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