2005-07-21

strredwolf: (Hmmmmmmm)
2005-07-21 01:38 am

(no subject)

This I need an engineer on this idea.

If I'm getting this right off of Wikipedia (which seems to be overwritten by some idiot now), the Peltier effect is two things:
  • A voltage is present in a circuit when a difference in temperature exists between two points in a circuit.
  • Applying a voltage in a circuit will chill one point and heat up another point, forming a heat pump.
I'm probably wrong on the latter point, so correct me here (thus the need of an engineer).

The idea, however, is this:  Take a regular powered Peltier to chill any modern CPU (say, an AMD Semperon).  Add another Peltier to power a fan to help cool everything down.

I don't know the mathematics behind it, so I'm at a bit of a loss.  AMD however recommends that chips do not go above 45 degrees C.  My laptop is cool at 25 degrees C, so you have a base point there.