A very strange, strange question...

SavageBasher · Oct 18, 2004

It came up when me and a friend were talking today... but here it goes...

What are the thermal properties of blood? :eh?:

nyt3hawk · Oct 18, 2004

THATS MY BLOOD! hahaha.

dont forget the clotting factor!

Alacritan · Oct 18, 2004

Probably decent thermal capacity but viscosity will suck so your flow rates will suffer. Also it will congeal over time so temps will only get worse.

Xenocide · Oct 18, 2004

SavageBasher, you have a sick sick mind....

anywho, id use beer over blood

maybe even vodka...

whoops bad day, eh lets just attach a funnel to the T line and unhook the cpu block. BEER BONG WOOT

ls7corvete · Oct 18, 2004

Well the **** thread had a ton of posts, I hope this one doesnt go as far....

It_The_Cow · Oct 18, 2004

http://ej.iop.org/links/q78/rMXy5o8sVc5bGhhFIYuT1g/rpv39i1p65.pdf (3.9MB PDF)

Check page 81. The average is about 3.6E3 J/kg-°*C

CPUonNO2 · Oct 18, 2004

There is a chemical additive that prevents blood from clotting/congealing, I'm not sure what it is though. Call up the red cross and ask.

NovaShine · Oct 18, 2004

I remember some thread a while ago about this sort of thing.

Started with using pi*ss as coolant... and some guy actually dd put a few drops into his loop... Nothing really changed in his loop it seems.
Another guy suggested beer. Now there's a legitimate reason for using a res. Drink out of it when ur feeling thirsty. Then there's a legitimate reason other than better cooling for getting a water chiller, errr... beer chiller.

Guderian · Oct 18, 2004

There is a chemical additive that prevents blood from clotting/congealing, I'm not sure what it is though. Call up the red cross and ask.

There are many anti-coagulants: Heparin and warfarin, a derivative of coumarin, are a few. Mostly used by people to prevent stokes and such.

Of course you're going to have a hard time getting any blood unless you harvest your own. I'm not certain if they (government) would classify blood as a potential biohazard when used for non-medical activities.

Not to mention tube staining, the smell, potential animal/insect attraction, bacterial growth, and the viscoelastic nature of the fluid requiring a possible rethink on pump/flow plans.

Though the pretty standard PH of 7.4 (in the body) would be acceptable, I doubt it would stay that way for long.

CPUonNO2 · Oct 18, 2004

I would assume he would use something less hazardous than human blood like beef blood.

Senater_Cache · Oct 18, 2004

Xenocide said:
eh lets just attach a funnel to the T line and unhook the cpu block. BEER BONG WOOT

lol

Aphex_Tom_9 · Oct 19, 2004

Xenocide said:
whoops bad day, eh lets just attach a funnel to the T line and unhook the cpu block. BEER BONG WOOT

rotfl. isnt blood a little acidic too? corrosion anyone?

Bugsmasher · Oct 19, 2004

I can only assume someone is very interested in staying theme specific and is planning on using this case - Vampire Case

Guderian · Oct 19, 2004

isnt blood a little acidic too

Though the pretty standard PH of 7.4 (in the body) would be acceptable, I doubt it would stay that way for long.

Linky

Diggrr · Oct 19, 2004

Anti-coagulant wouldn't work, in less than 5 minutes the red blood cells would all be smashed by the pump or crushed in the heatercore, and sieze up to a solid...Our blood stream doesn't move near as fast as a waterpump, and our veins aren't solid brass/copper.
On the other hand, a one quart, three foot long scab might well be a record... :eh?:

And NovaShine, Do Not bypass the swear filter. It is there to protect both young viewers and forums ownership, and a mod may well give you a rash for doing that (hint> edit <hint).

MadSkillzMan · Oct 28, 2004

There is a chemical additive that prevents blood from clotting/congealing, I'm not sure what it is though. Call up the red cross and ask.

Geek: yea hi, um...i need some blood
RedCross: ok sir, well what type are u
Geek: Doesnt matter
RedCross: Oh, universal receiver huh? What is your name
Geek: Its not for me, its for my computer.

That would be a VERY funny prank call i can only imagine to what it would escalate into...i think thatd be a geek only prank call lol

Surreal · Oct 29, 2004

I dont feel so well.... **PUKE**

It would be a nice color indeed!

frostmeister · Oct 29, 2004

One of the cray supercomputers used blood plasma as a coolant, or an artificial derivative of it. It was nicknamed "bubbles" as the whole shebang was dumped in the coolant without pumps, the heatsinks on the CPU's bubbling away behind windows in the tank. I think the reason behind using it was that the plasma was non-conductive.
Nothing new under the sun eh?...

ghettocomp · Oct 29, 2004

The Thermal properties of blood are great, but generally holding heat. That is why blood is thicker during the colder months of the year and thinner during summer. The thicker blood helps hold and distribute heat properly.

DerekDRP · Oct 29, 2004

you can allways use blood thinners and make a nice little thermal cooling unit .... ( aka cumiton ( not sure its real spelling ) its a blood thinner )

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