- Joined
- Aug 13, 2001
- Location
- Bergen, Norway
So, while I'm rebuilding our familys cottage to be my house, I'm laying down two cooling loops for silent cooling of my server and computer. The first loop is complete, and here are some pics:
This is the cooling loop for my server. I didn't get a pic of the first stage, just the copper, so I've drawn where the tube run. I's a 22mm copper pipe, soldered with elbows in the shape shown here. The pipe rest on solid rock or on built up rock, with some gravel around it.
This picture is after filling the top layer of gravel. So the area on the left is now buried under about 50cm of gravel. On top of this, there will be 10cm of insulation followed by heating and tiles.
Total lenght of this loop is 10m, which should provide adequate cooling. After all, even in the warmest summer, this will stay rather cool. It's solid rock, so..
The loop for the other computer will be copper->air, so it will be a lot longer. Around 30m I guess.. This will be in the crawlspace under my living room floor and has a dual purpose of both cooling my computer and keeping the crawlspace frost free, giving a somewhat warmer living room floor
This is the cooling loop for my server. I didn't get a pic of the first stage, just the copper, so I've drawn where the tube run. I's a 22mm copper pipe, soldered with elbows in the shape shown here. The pipe rest on solid rock or on built up rock, with some gravel around it.
This picture is after filling the top layer of gravel. So the area on the left is now buried under about 50cm of gravel. On top of this, there will be 10cm of insulation followed by heating and tiles.
Total lenght of this loop is 10m, which should provide adequate cooling. After all, even in the warmest summer, this will stay rather cool. It's solid rock, so..
The loop for the other computer will be copper->air, so it will be a lot longer. Around 30m I guess.. This will be in the crawlspace under my living room floor and has a dual purpose of both cooling my computer and keeping the crawlspace frost free, giving a somewhat warmer living room floor