Who has not wanted to get rid of the fans in a laptop?
There are times when these sound so strong that
everything seems to go off the laptop. And that is
when a new computer is still can endure, but as
you grow months and the interior is dusty efficiency
plummets.
Well, this week has presented General Electric a
cooling system without fans, promises to change
the landscape of refrigeration laptops.
The problem with the fans today's laptops, is that
they take much space and just making noise.
What General Electric has developed promises to be
much thinner than the fan can make and consume
which is half of a fan comparable.
This leads to more interior space for components
and battery life.
They also say that it is almost silent.
This new technology developed Piezolectric called
Dual Cooling Jets (DCJ)
This is essentially a miniature bellows expanding
acting to draw the air cool and warm air expelled
contract.
The DCJ was investigated for cooling commercial
aircraft engines but 2 years decided to miniaturize
the technology.
Let's see how it works in the video
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Although in the video you can see that the
thickness the piece is not greater than a
carton, its once complete would be roughly
about 4mm.
Similarly half remains a fan comparable.
One of the points I find most important is that
technology can be miniaturized and it can be
placed very close to various jets heat sources
which do not have a general fan but we have
several more aerate small strategic areas.
The last important point is, the noise.
By its nature this technology is not too noise
and we do not have a fan spinning and can
do little to graduate under the ventilation
needs of specific device.
We'll see if it starts to populate gadgets
future and as a result we have devices
thinner and thinner.
Sources: General Electric | gizmologia.com - English Version