I've been thinking about this concept for some time, and can't find any good information on it.
I want to use an evaporative/bong type cooler, but don't like the idea of running tapwater through hundreds of dollars worth of water cooling equipment (or constantly paying for distilled water or additives). This problem is made worse by the fact that an evaporative cooler has to be open to air which constantly introduces contaminents.
The concept I've been toying with is to set up a normal watercooling loop (CPU/VGA/Bridge), but instead of running this straight to an evaporative cooler, using another waterblock to transfer heat out of this loop into a second loops which uses an evaporative cooler.
The first problem I came up with in this method is that using a waterblock/waterblock transfer would not be nearly efficient enough to transfer this amount of heat. The solution I've been considering is using a Peltier element for this junction, not really to get the water sub ambient so much as just to increase the heat transfer between these two loops.
I made a really ****ty MSpaint drawing in an attemp to illustrate:
Now for a few questions:
-Is there already a thread about this concept somewhere that I just couldn't find?
-Would the water in the waterblock on the cold-side of the peltier just freeze solid?
-Is there an effective antifreeze solution for PC WC systems that isn't corrosive?
-Would it be more efficient (or cost effective) to use a waterblock on waterblock junction, or use a passive aircooling heatsink in the reservor for the heat exchange into the evaporative loop?
-Is it possible to balance a peltier so that the cold side water temp is at or above ambient, or at least high enough that the CPU doesn't have to be insulated? I don't want to deal with heavily insulating everything if I can help it.
I know it's not the most direct/efficient method of cooling, but I think there are a few advantages to it which could make it worthwhile. Plus it would be fun to make and unique. Any ideas/feedback are welcome.
I want to use an evaporative/bong type cooler, but don't like the idea of running tapwater through hundreds of dollars worth of water cooling equipment (or constantly paying for distilled water or additives). This problem is made worse by the fact that an evaporative cooler has to be open to air which constantly introduces contaminents.
The concept I've been toying with is to set up a normal watercooling loop (CPU/VGA/Bridge), but instead of running this straight to an evaporative cooler, using another waterblock to transfer heat out of this loop into a second loops which uses an evaporative cooler.
The first problem I came up with in this method is that using a waterblock/waterblock transfer would not be nearly efficient enough to transfer this amount of heat. The solution I've been considering is using a Peltier element for this junction, not really to get the water sub ambient so much as just to increase the heat transfer between these two loops.
I made a really ****ty MSpaint drawing in an attemp to illustrate:
Now for a few questions:
-Is there already a thread about this concept somewhere that I just couldn't find?
-Would the water in the waterblock on the cold-side of the peltier just freeze solid?
-Is there an effective antifreeze solution for PC WC systems that isn't corrosive?
-Would it be more efficient (or cost effective) to use a waterblock on waterblock junction, or use a passive aircooling heatsink in the reservor for the heat exchange into the evaporative loop?
-Is it possible to balance a peltier so that the cold side water temp is at or above ambient, or at least high enough that the CPU doesn't have to be insulated? I don't want to deal with heavily insulating everything if I can help it.
I know it's not the most direct/efficient method of cooling, but I think there are a few advantages to it which could make it worthwhile. Plus it would be fun to make and unique. Any ideas/feedback are welcome.