Quote Originally Posted by Shingoshi View Post
With all of the information on this site and others, I don't know why people keep complaining about condensation. I've already built and operated my quad-socket Tyan S4980 motherboard with an anticondensation layer properly applied. I used Koolance CPU-330 cooling blocks and ran the system sub-ambient. Ran just fine. So why the constant refrain about condensation? Yes, it takes some effort to apply. But anyone who can build a phase-change system is expected to have the skill to defeat condensation.

All of this reminds me of my neighbors French poodle. She never wants to go on the grass and get her feet wet! I can only laugh at her as she considers whether a snack on the grass is worth the effort (discomfort). And this sounds no different. Rose cracks me up every time!

Shingoshi
This is cool enough to be shared here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=39

EDIT: I've asked a question on another forum which I often used for scientific questions. It pertains to vortex tubes, which is one of my fascinations. I'm trying to find out there whether a vortex tube can condense a refrigerant without needing to use a condenser. It really comes down to how cold I can push the lowest temperature of the tube. If the temperature of the outlet drops proportionately to the inlet temperature, it should be easy to either liquefy or condense any refrigerants in the range of the temperatures reached. If increasing the pressure of the inlet increases the speed of the vortex rotation (as I suspect), an even greater amount of cooling should be obtained. Doing those things could result in a supercritical liquid refrigerant. Meaning the temperature would be colder than it's freezing point, while still being a liquid.
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/v...2678#pid160080
How can a vortex tube work properly if the refrigerant is condensing inside the tube? Surely that would screw up the mechanics of the vortex, no?