Ionic PC Cooler

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People who run CPU and graphic intensive applications on their computers know how hot it can get inside their systems. Computer hardware produces a large amount of heat that builds up inside your computer case, and potentially causing damage to your system. Most computer users use air cooling to keep their stuff from melting. The problem with conventional air cooling is that, although it removes some heat, air molecules stick to the surface of your computer chips. Researchers developed a new technology that produces ions to disperse the air molecules efficiently.

Researchers at Purdue University have demonstrated an ionic wind engine that promises to reduce the heat generated by semiconductors at a substantially faster rate than is possible with traditional cooling technologies.

The experimental cooling device consists of an anode, a wire with a positive charge, positioned 10 millimeters above an array of cathodes, which are negatively charged. As current runs through the device, the cathodes discharge electrons towards the anode. When these electrons collide with molecules in the air, they produce ions with a positive charge that are drawn back to the cathodes, creating an ionic wind that increases airflow on the surface of a mock chip.

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