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Hey everyone I am in close to finishing my senior project and I have to showcase a product of the research I have done. My topic was on PC Cooling and the effect on Performance. I discussed air cooling, liquid cooling, and submersion. I am going to try to showcase a mineral oil pc and i was wondering how to cool the oil once it's in the tank? Figuring out how to cool it is giving me a hard time. 

Any ideas?

Thanks all help is appreciated 

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An open pump system with a radiator grouping on the outside of the tank?

 

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You pump it through a radiator and have fans mounted to the radiator.  No different than a regular water-cooling setup except you're circulating mineral oil.  Make sure whatever tubing you chose is marked as compatible with mineral oil (McMaster has the best filtering for this stuff).

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a radiator on the outside cools it

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You pump it through a radiator and have fans mounted to the radiator.  No different than a regular water-cooling setup except you're circulating mineral oil.  Make sure whatever tubing you chose is marked as compatible with mineral oil (McMaster has the best filtering for this stuff).

This. Google how to do it. MANY people of done this. 

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Hey everyone I am in close to finishing my senior project and I have to showcase a product of the research I have done. My topic was on PC Cooling and the effect on Performance. I discussed air cooling, liquid cooling, and submersion. I am going to try to showcase a mineral oil pc and i was wondering how to cool the oil once it's in the tank? Figuring out how to cool it is giving me a hard time. 

Any ideas?

Thanks all help is appreciated 

 

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For mineral oil cooling you basically need a radiator or way of dissipating the heat from the fluid into the air. One thing to mention is as others have pointed out you need to use the proper tubing and replace any rubber seals or orings with silicone based seals since mineral oil stiffens and deteriorates rubber orings over time.

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Hey everyone I am in close to finishing my senior project and I have to showcase a product of the research I have done. My topic was on PC Cooling and the effect on Performance. I discussed air cooling, liquid cooling, and submersion. I am going to try to showcase a mineral oil pc and i was wondering how to cool the oil once it's in the tank? Figuring out how to cool it is giving me a hard time. 

Any ideas?

Thanks all help is appreciated 

 

Wellcome!

 

I have an other suggestion. The box is supposed to be filled with oil.

 

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But the radiator and fan way is easier to do. Also look here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8mG-RkN2uTxaG7pz3feWGG2AwCM-W4nG

 

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