Intel tests mineral-based server cooling system

For quite a long time, craftsmen on the web demonstrate their projects for cooling computers and game consoles by immersing the system in mineral oil. An example of such a project can be seen here , it seems like something similar was published on Habré, could not be found. Now, Intel has become interested in this way of cooling. Obviously, not for gaming consoles, but for servers.

An experienced cooling system using mineral oil consists of tanks of appropriate size, filled with oil. Servers that continue to work without any problems are lowered into these capacities. Tanks were created by Green Revolution Cooling, Austin, USA. It may well be that soon something similar will appear on the market.
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The system is good for many - for example, the cooling system using coolers uses a lot of energy, according to some estimates, 50-60% of the total energy consumed by a PC or server (small). Cooling systems with mineral oil consume only 2-3% (probably, there is some kind of mixing, or oil outflow, where electric motors are involved).

Mineral oil does not cause any damage to technology. Intel tested this kind of cooling system in one of the data centers in New Mexico for a year. At the expiration of the servers were removed from the fluid and examined. Conclusion - no harm to electronics oil does not cause.

True, this is not the cleanest system in the world, because when the server is delivered from the oil, it will be all in this very oil. But on the other hand, it is necessary to change the fluid only once every ten years, which is good news.

Via wired