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11 minutes ago, linus69 said:

If a water cooler is meant to cool down parts with cold water, does the warm energy not move into the water stream and thus make the water warm? And if the water cools down, where would it cool down? In a corner?

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The water flows through the radiator, fans blow air across the radiator, energy transfers from the water into the passing air because the air is lower temperature. Water cooling works no differently then air cooling, the only difference is that the heatsink is not in direct contact with the heat source because size and weight limits the maximum dimensions of the heatsink, instead we place the heatsink somewhere more convenient where it can be as big as we want, and use water to ferry the heat back and forth between the now-detached heatsink and heat source. The water doesn't do the actual cooling bit.

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If a water cooler is meant to cool down parts with cold water, does the warm energy not move into the water stream and thus make the water warm? And if the water cools down, where would it cool down? In a corner?

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Derp. 

It's basically a reverse core heater. 

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What if the radiator warms up (ie I take a brulee torch and warm it up)

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1 minute ago, FloRolf said:

Derp

As teardrops fall from linus69's eyes,

sorry I flopped GCSE and A-level English that's the best I can do

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11 minutes ago, linus69 said:

If a water cooler is meant to cool down parts with cold water, does the warm energy not move into the water stream and thus make the water warm? And if the water cools down, where would it cool down? In a corner?

-Confused linus69

The water flows through the radiator, fans blow air across the radiator, energy transfers from the water into the passing air because the air is lower temperature. Water cooling works no differently then air cooling, the only difference is that the heatsink is not in direct contact with the heat source because size and weight limits the maximum dimensions of the heatsink, instead we place the heatsink somewhere more convenient where it can be as big as we want, and use water to ferry the heat back and forth between the now-detached heatsink and heat source. The water doesn't do the actual cooling bit.

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I know it's answered but I feel the need to post... 

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@Brink2Three man I wish I paid more attention in Physics! I sat in a table of girls and was distracted  focusing on my pen ;)

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Just now, linus69 said:

@Brink2Three man I wish I paid more attention in Physics! I sat in a table of girls and was distracted  focusing on my pen ;)

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Just now, linus69 said:

@Brink2Three man I wish I paid more attention in Physics! I sat in a table of girls and was distracted  focusing on my pen ;)

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That's an F in the profile pic

 

 

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