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An extremely efficient fractal based radiator design inspired by the Peano space filling curve. While the design is probably very efficient in terms of transferring heat to the surrounding air via conduction, compared to traditional radiator designs, I get the feeling it may not be quite as effective at providing radiant heat, as the vast majority of it’s surface area is obscured by it’s own convolutions…



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    suicydking

    This is your brain when you’re not on drugs.

    jediadept

    This would’ve made for a MUCH more interesting Star Trek Borg cube design.

    deutschlandia

    So what you’re saying is that I should use this in my water-cooling system?

    The Matrix: Rebooted

    Cool design, but not paragraph is seriously confused about thermodynamics. These wouldn’t be efficient at heat transfer in any sense.

    Moe

    so where do i put the maple syrup, eh?

    ieattime20

    reboot, I’m a little rusty, but this seems to be designed to have the greatest surface-area per volume contact (at least for a given tube radius) with air. Now, granted, if there was no air flow it’d be extremely bad, but it seems to me if you just put a fan behind it it would very effectively generate warm air.

    The Matrix: Rebooted

    ieattime20: If you have a fan it would be better, because then you are actually using convection, moving hot air way and moving in cool air. But air flow through that is going to be poor compared to a conventional liquid, cooled heat sink. It’s an issue of laminar vs. turbulent flow. The surface-area per volume isn’t maximizes at all; a coil with the same length of tubing would be much more effective.

    ieattime20

    I think for a given tube size this still maxes surf. area to volume, given that’s sort of what the Peano Curve is all about (just imagine a given length of coil, but unwind one of the turns and stick it through the middle; now the ‘underside’ of the coil isn’t touching other coil and instead touches air).

    But you’re definitely right now that I think about it about the air flow; the coil has simple, non-chaotic airflow through it, ensuring efficient convection, while the Peano radiator goes all nuts.

    …Kinda makes you almost wish for a screaming match instead, doesn’t it? Tonight, on MCS: Thermo- and fluid dynamics!

    Tardex

    That shit is tiny! You could fit at least 6 of those in the same space as 1 average sized radiator and it would probably be only 1/10 the wait. Along with its other efficiencies, this thing kicks the radiators ass.

    The Matrix: Rebooted

    Phyreblade: The problem is that without forcing air (or some other cooling fluid) through this, the interior will reach thermal equilibrium and stop transferring any heat. If you scale this up beyond a few inches, it won’t have anymore cooling efficiency than a lumpy box. There is a reason why heat exchange systems aren’t just thrown in a knot like christmas lights.
    And as I and ieattime20 have already discussed, the efficiency of the fluid flow around the tubing will be less than conventional designs.
    Its a neat design, but there’s no efficiency gain.

    one

    wat?

    deleted_user

    Imagine trying to repair a broken part…or looking for possible damage…

    Alfalfasprouts

    OH HI! I UPDATED YOUR RUBIKS CUBE!

    vonDread

    Looks like a map of the internet to me.

    Jewels Brown Admin.

    Would like to see it light up if possible xx Cool as shit xx by the way love your work xx

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