View Full Version : If you think liquid cooling is boring...
Kayin
09-16-2011, 07:22 PM
If anyone has seen the posts on Mayhem's new line of Aurora and Aurora+ fluids, and was frustrated with the announcement it will not be in the US for a long time, I think I have something to show you.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/020-7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/019-12.jpg
Video will be forthcoming. Also more pics, but my batteries are charging. All the rechargeables are flat.
Still tweaking the mixes, but I have an interesting few colors to play with. Still need more stuff. If anyone wants to sponsor me with blocks, tubing or dyes...
Fuganater
09-16-2011, 07:37 PM
Wow you made that? I can't wait to see what else you come up with.
Kayin
09-16-2011, 07:38 PM
I have a lot in store, my health and Snort's health are the major limiting factors.
Hopefully video of it later tonight.
Fuganater
09-16-2011, 07:53 PM
I hope all goes well for you two.
I really wanna know how this will react with blocks over an extended period of time. If others are interested in helping, I can purchase some tubing for you.
Have you thought about posting this on kickstarter.com to get funding?
Kayin
09-16-2011, 08:20 PM
I'm running it in a loop with a block now, but I think I know what will happen. Mayhem did it first, and while I didn't ask him or any of his testers how he did it, I'm able to use a lot of what he did to understand what I have to do next.
I'll be tossing it in a Kryos soon, so if it passes that it'll pass anything.
SXRguyinMA
09-16-2011, 09:38 PM
I want some in UV green!
Also, I have a Tt waterblock for trades :D
Kayin
09-16-2011, 09:39 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/colors.png
Testing colors... I have video, just need to have enough bandwidth to upload it.
Curiously, it's running through a Tt waterblock in my test loop.
Kayin
09-16-2011, 10:17 PM
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Colors live show... More video to come...
SXRguyinMA
09-16-2011, 10:19 PM
yea, I need some of that!
Kayin
09-16-2011, 10:21 PM
I'm still testing stuff right now, and I'm in talks with a company at the moment. It's not 100% in suspension yet-it's just adjusting amounts but it's still gonna take some time. Give me the weekend to work, though I'm getting a video of it running in a loop up right now.
I'm not a big fan of WCing, but HOLY BATMAN THAT IS AWESOME!!!1!
Fuganater
09-17-2011, 03:39 AM
Yep I like them alot. I want Orange and UV Orange!
Let me know what happens with that company or Kickstarter. If you dont get on kickstarter I'll get some tubing for you. If you do, Ill give ya a nice donation so I can get some :D
Kayin
09-17-2011, 01:11 PM
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First video of it running, it's doing fine. There was no deposition in this test. Block has been swapped with a VGA-Supreme.
Diamon
09-17-2011, 02:01 PM
What is that stuff and how does it compare to water cooling-wise?
Kayin
09-17-2011, 02:05 PM
While the formula is a trade secret (and copyrighted) it's a few degrees off pure water-both the suspension agent and the anticorrosives will add a bit to the temps.
It's not meant to beat water-it's something for those people who like to be a little more showy with their systems.
msmrx57
09-17-2011, 03:51 PM
Kinda makes me want to water cool something. Very "cool" indeed. :up:
SXRguyinMA
09-17-2011, 04:13 PM
yea I definitely need some of that for my MS mod
Fuganater
09-17-2011, 04:18 PM
Can you take of video of it going through the acrylic block?
Kayin
09-17-2011, 05:14 PM
I have some pictures coming, but video may wait for a bit. I have a criminally low cap on my internet, but Monday I'll go borrow the hospital's net to do some uploading.
More chemicals came in, including my new dispersant. We'll see how it goes.
Data caps... frustrating....
AFAIK, I haven't had to deal with data caps.
Kayin
09-17-2011, 10:32 PM
Some running pics in an injector block...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/003-35.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/004-41.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/005-31.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/006-23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/007-27.jpg
The res picture is after sitting idle all night, I hit the go button and it dispersed immediately, no clumping.
Also, after some requests...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/008-25.jpg
Requests by (L to R) Luthien, SXR, Fuganater and DarthBeavis. They are all UV active.
I'm still awaiting funds for my ultimate, Cerenkov, but it'll be soon.
SXRguyinMA
09-17-2011, 10:36 PM
That's stuff is SWEEETT!!!! I've got the EK block with the jet plate and the tiny fins - think it'll be an issue with that at all? I could send it to you to test if you want
Kayin
09-17-2011, 10:38 PM
I'm running it in a test loop right now, with no real issues to support. I'll PM you later about the stuff-Snort is watching his first Godzilla movie!
Kayin
09-18-2011, 01:20 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/010-13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/009-19.jpg
Luthien's fluid up and running ATM-it's a lighter color, but I'll get some pics in a bit that show it's still pearl as well.
And, I submit to you the holy grail. A TRUE silver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/014-17.jpg
Eat it, physics!
Fuganater
09-18-2011, 02:52 AM
I cant wait!!
Looks to me like powdered pearls added to whatever the liquid is. Nevertheless, it's bad ass!!!!
Fuganater
09-18-2011, 11:04 AM
Looks like Mayhem is speaking up in the bit-tech thread. Lets us know what he says.
Kayin
09-18-2011, 12:47 PM
It looks like we might combine forces after all. We both have a lot to share, and I think it might mean a better product in the end.
Bloody hell, mate, that's awesome! *looks at post*...wow, I've been spending too much time around british people...anyways...
Is this the result of that nano-particle stuff you were working with? Hmmm...I might have to redesign my loop so there's a spot I can show it off. A silvery-blue would be awesome. :D OOC, did you ever figure out the issues you were having with the white?
Kayin
09-18-2011, 01:48 PM
I'm talking with Mayhem now about issues here and there. This looks to be a little ways out yet-he's helping me identify problems before they affect me. His professional candor is amazing.
Kayin
09-18-2011, 03:22 PM
All right, heads up.
A few announcements.
Argentum Solar will be coming back. Yes, my nanofluid still lives.
Mayhem is helping me sort my fluid, whatever he says about the end product goes.
Cerenkov will be accelerated to the fore. Nobody has this stuff. Nobody. However, it'll take a good bit of testing.
Those I have spoken to about testing know how that's going. Generally, I'm going to guinea pig in my systems first, and assume all liabilities for doing so. When I feel confident, it will start going to my first testers. The toxicity is unacceptable, and I'm going to be reformulating to something like Argentum.
Let the age of fluid innovation begin!
SXRguyinMA
09-18-2011, 04:07 PM
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Smilies/popcorn.gif
I nominate that ^^^^^ smiley to be in the TBCS collection.
Konrad
09-19-2011, 12:55 AM
The engineer inside me has questions about these pearlescent fluids.
Are those reflective particles metallic? Can they be cycled through magnetic solenoid pumps? Will they separate, precipitate, or solidify if permitted to sit undisturbed for too long? Do they gradually abrade/haze the inner surfaces of transparent plastics? Or aggragate layers (electroplate) onto metals like copper? Are they toxic, mutagenic, smelly, nasty?
In light of your recent PM to me asking about certain substances (which may or may not be the actual ones you finally used in your pretty pearly goop) I also wonder if these fluids are flammable or are corrosive (that is, at least insofar as acting as a reducing agent to break down certain plastics: ie, transparent polymer-rubber tubes).
I know you don't have (or are not yet willing to share) hard numbers, but how does the thermal efficiency compare to plain water or common coolants? Better? Have you determined the vapour point or phase-change behaviour across the expected temp range, and does the fluid (along with these thermal properties) remain homogenous/consistent across these temps?
Are they suited for phase-change (vacuum/compression refrigeration) cooling as well, like a freon-type fluid?
Can the concentration/opacity of pearly particles be increased if a lubricant is added to the mixture, perhaps a superfine PTFE or silicon mix? Are they fine enough to be used in capillary (heat-pipe) cooling systems? And, just curious - for my own demented reasons - have you measured their electrical conductivity?
Um. That's about it lol.
Kayin
09-19-2011, 01:47 AM
It's late tonight, but I'll have answers to a lot of those questions on hand for you in the morning. It's another doctor's office day.
Kayin
09-20-2011, 01:17 PM
Not dead, just busy. Little Snort has a LOT of appointments. There's more info coming, and I picked up some more equipment to test on. Also, I've now nailed a good line on RO water, so I can start to improve the mix.
Patience, friends-we're just getting started this time...
Fuganater
09-20-2011, 02:02 PM
No worries bud.
RogueOpportunist
09-24-2011, 03:21 AM
I still think liquid cooling is boring... Get that stuff pumping through a 2400rpm fan and you'll have my attention...
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/arts-and-crafts-birthday-party-2.jpg
Luthien
09-24-2011, 04:39 PM
I'm running the green fluid now. I'll be posting pics later today.
Kayin
09-24-2011, 05:44 PM
The engineer inside me has questions about these pearlescent fluids.
Are those reflective particles metallic? Can they be cycled through magnetic solenoid pumps? Will they separate, precipitate, or solidify if permitted to sit undisturbed for too long? Do they gradually abrade/haze the inner surfaces of transparent plastics? Or aggragate layers (electroplate) onto metals like copper? Are they toxic, mutagenic, smelly, nasty?
In light of your recent PM to me asking about certain substances (which may or may not be the actual ones you finally used in your pretty pearly goop) I also wonder if these fluids are flammable or are corrosive (that is, at least insofar as acting as a reducing agent to break down certain plastics: ie, transparent polymer-rubber tubes).
I know you don't have (or are not yet willing to share) hard numbers, but how does the thermal efficiency compare to plain water or common coolants? Better? Have you determined the vapour point or phase-change behaviour across the expected temp range, and does the fluid (along with these thermal properties) remain homogenous/consistent across these temps?
Are they suited for phase-change (vacuum/compression refrigeration) cooling as well, like a freon-type fluid?
Can the concentration/opacity of pearly particles be increased if a lubricant is added to the mixture, perhaps a superfine PTFE or silicon mix? Are they fine enough to be used in capillary (heat-pipe) cooling systems? And, just curious - for my own demented reasons - have you measured their electrical conductivity?
Um. That's about it lol.
All right, from the top.
No.
Yes, If you mean the DC pumps we use in the PC watercooling industry. If you mean the MHD pumps for liquid gallium loops, no.
Yes, to a point. No dispersant I've tested is perfect (or permanent) but it goes back into solution immediately upon water motion.
Testing is ongoing. At this point, I'm inclined to say no.
No.
A whole bunch of nos.
Neither corrosive or flammable.
First tests are within 2-3 degrees C. Worse than distilled, but well within acceptable for a premix.
I have, and it does, but that's going to be a problem to randomly publish. I'll PM you later.
No, as it stays a solid in suspension, so a phase-change type setup will really wreak havoc on it.
One is included by necessity to keep them suspended. The lubricant/surfactant is a known food safe additive. There is a saturation point, but up to that differing amounts produce wildly varied effects.
Possibly so, being 20-40nm in size.
Anything added to distilled will change it to being conductive. This fluid is no exception. However, the base is generally nonconductive. Triboelectrically it's kinda fun though.
Appreciate the questions, keep them coming. There's a LOT of testing going on over here. Luthien has the first prototypical loop running with a version of Flare that's almost been obsoleted. I have a version on my desk that goes form opaque to clear (tinted purple-blue) depending on light sources and is as safe as Kool-Aid, unless you're a diabetic.
Kayin
09-24-2011, 05:49 PM
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showpost.php?p=337821&postcount=2
Pics of it in use, we're now entering long-term temps monitoring. We'll tell you how it goes.
diluzio91
09-24-2011, 08:21 PM
I have a friend that would probably kill to have this by next friday
Kayin
09-24-2011, 09:53 PM
I don't feel it's ready to go to market, nor will it be by next Friday. Kill nothing, he'd have to fund development. And that wouldn't guarantee his loop would be OK.
Konrad
09-24-2011, 10:08 PM
lol, thanx for taking the time to answer my inane barrage of questions, Kayin. Kudos to you for having done (and are still doing) your research. Your pearly goop is really pretty, and I really hope nobody misquotes that into a sig line.
Triboelectric, you say? I wonder if this property can be used to create some sort of electrically-stimulated "lava-lamp" effect for display purposes? In fact, I wonder if it might allow "separate" pearly particles to be mixed/suspended within the same solution. You might even be able to encourage "flourescent lighting" if you plug them into a (very low-voltage!) alternating current, say, any old cold-cathode inverter/ballast box; although this effect might necessitate some UV-reactive or phosphorescent additives in the solution. Then again it might cause some kind of explosion, lol.
Looking forward to your PM, lol, though I'll remind you I ain't no chemist. I just know metallurgy and semiconductors. A little.
Kayin
09-26-2011, 04:42 PM
Initial testing shows it's just fine in the most complex/restrictive block I can find, an AC Kryos. It's even a heavier concentration so I can really abuse it. Shows no issues.
Currently have two more loops (silver and a color I'm thinking I'll call Papa Midnight) in my own PC in nasty configs like mixed metals and stacked radiators. Because I can't control how people use my coolant, I may as well test everything I can.
Don't look for this anytime soon, though. Money for development is gone, and while I'll certainly be observing the longtime behavior of the fluid, at this point I'm not going to be able to bring this to market. It just costs way too much.
RogueOpportunist
09-26-2011, 07:46 PM
Don't look for this anytime soon, though. Money for development is gone, and while I'll certainly be observing the longtime behavior of the fluid, at this point I'm not going to be able to bring this to market. It just costs way too much.
How much you talking? You could have some potential investors lurking around.
Kayin
09-26-2011, 10:42 PM
Well, chemicals are cheaper in bigger amounts, and I'm making a switch to RO water simply because the stuff I have isn't as pure.
The other issue I have is a lack of real want to step on Mick's toes, even if we're not using the same formula or colors. Cerenkov will pull directly from the base materials of Flare, so it's a drop-in change. It's also not copying anything from anyone.
If people want to sponsor materials in exchange for fluid (because donations for this kinda feel wrong-I would want someone to have something to show for it) I'll look into exactly what it costs without revealing my formula.
If we wanna turn this into a TBCS exclusive thing, I think that there's more interest here than anywhere else.
Konrad
09-27-2011, 12:44 AM
I'll confess that my interest sorta dived when you stated the pearly goop is 2-3C less efficient than other fluids. My builds concentrate on maximized efficiency, not aesthetic ... actually, to me a buncha LEDs or custom paint job really look completely unattractive unless they actually indicate useful things or somehow improve performance. Ergo, I have not yet submitted any "mods" to TBCS, 'cuz they look purty to me but fugly to people with actual taste in the cosmetic.
Kayin
09-27-2011, 01:04 AM
Well, I do have a nanofluid that runs rather close to water...
SXRguyinMA
09-27-2011, 07:54 AM
I'm not worried about it being 2-3C off, that swirling and UV green would be perfect in the res and clear 1/4" tubing in my MS mod :D and I've got a 2x120 and a 1x140 rad, so I'm not too worried about a few ºC's
Kayin
09-27-2011, 12:40 PM
The two testers I've spoken to, one has PMed me, the other one needs to as well so I can sort that out.
I'm just moving very slowly here. This isn't even as complex as Argentum, which I really need to get my reviewer to write up, but it has its own pitfalls.
With this stuff in loop testing, I'm moving ahead to a unique idea of my own. I'll be announcing it, as well as testers for it when I have my hands on some more raw materials.
Kayin
09-27-2011, 03:07 PM
Woke up with a fun idea, check this out.
Dye bomb!
Take roughly 30 oz of water...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/001-34.jpg
This is a 3oz dye bomb, containing a concentrated version of Flare.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/002-35.jpg
Shake liberally to make sure all materials are in suspension...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/003-36.jpg
Pour into water...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/004-42.jpg
32 oz (roughly) of Flare!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/005-32.jpg
It's a WIP, but I may do no premixes and just send it out like this if I do anything with it. It's actually pretty easy to do these.
Also, more running pics-this time in a system!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/009-20.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/010-14.jpg
Still finishing wiring up my system, but for now it's running beautifully through the blocks/rads. No appreciable fallout that I can see. Time will tell. And I'll still be needing plenty of that.
SXRguyinMA
09-27-2011, 03:11 PM
Loving the color mix! That's simple enough to make at home, and shipping 3oz as opposed to 32oz would be cheaper too no? :think:
diluzio91
09-27-2011, 03:45 PM
Thats looking awesome... The dye bomb idea sounds good to me. Heres hoping you get through the testing.
Fuganater
09-27-2011, 04:04 PM
I'm all for this idea. I just sent Kayin a "stimulus package" :D
SXRguyinMA
09-27-2011, 04:08 PM
I will be sending one tonight as well :D
diluzio91
09-27-2011, 04:43 PM
I'll be sending one as soon as I can afford it.
Luthien
09-27-2011, 04:47 PM
So far the green is still running well in my system. According to AMD OverDrive, the highest temps have been 22.0 C (after hours of playing LOTRO). It's usually 18-19.5 C.
Kayin
09-28-2011, 02:08 AM
Further testing has me moving toward a superconcentrate (the "dye bomb" that I've been playing with-they've all passed the first tests and are getting ready for loops of their own.
Also, I should have a new toy by the end of the week or so. Something I think we'll all really enjoy.
xr4man
09-28-2011, 08:42 AM
this almost makes me want to go to water cooling.
Kayin
10-01-2011, 02:11 AM
With Fuganater's stimulus package, I've greatly expanded my test facilities!
I've got a shear/breakdown test loop (Bitspower res with their tiny anticyclone fitting hooked to a D4,) a worst case loop with a D4 in a TyphoonIII to see how D5 integrated reservoirs (like the Myriad and the Monsoon, as well as FrozenQ's new reservoirs) handle the fluid and a loop with a 401x2, DDC 3.1, EK VGA-Supreme and XSPC RS120 to simulate loop conditions. This is in addition to the loops in our personal rigs. It's actually let me test a few new tricks super-fast without having to sit and wait for days-like telling me a really nice-looking blue I came up with was just infeasible in a loop situation-it never stopped frothing long enough to stare at.
More pics...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/008-26.jpg
This held such promise...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/009-21.jpg
It looked so good...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/010-15.jpg
And turned into a blue-gray blur in two of my loops. I still may try it with the slower one and see how it fares.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/012-12.jpg
And this is the finalized Papa Midnight formula. This (if there's ever a real release) is one of the finalized colors.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/011-13.jpg
Even in the breakdown loop it's just giving two middle fingers to the D4.
Papa Midnight is a decently well tested color, and will be on "the list" for whatever comes in the future.
More is coming-including some new stuff you won't believe till you see...
Fuganater
10-01-2011, 05:07 AM
Looks good! I hope the gear helps out.
SXRguyinMA
10-01-2011, 07:38 AM
nice!
Twigsoffury
10-01-2011, 02:41 PM
Hows this old up to repeated Heat/Cool cycles?
i'd just wonder if it would stay emulsified after a few months of cycles if your adding that mixture right into the water itself.
( i kinda like the accidental dark blue color btw )
Kayin
10-01-2011, 03:03 PM
It's in loop testing now. I know all my additives can handle loop temps, it's how they do it all together.
I have other stuff in the works that's well more proven than this. Just working on getting everything together in one place.
Twigsoffury
10-01-2011, 03:30 PM
It's in loop testing now. I know all my additives can handle loop temps, it's how they do it all together.
I have other stuff in the works that's well more proven than this. Just working on getting everything together in one place.
s2#t does look promising, i'd strike out a pending patent design (like 200$) and go from there if you think this is actually something that could be mass marketed. because i'd certainly add this into a loop if you can iron out the problems and do some serious stress testing with your formulas.
You might try some chemistry forums as well. forums are always the best answer to any problem it seems these days.
Kayin
10-01-2011, 06:19 PM
Mayhem did a worldwide patent on it. Mine is pretty similar to his chemistry wise, so I think I might run into issues there.
I'm using this to finalize a really interesting (and not related) idea for a better coolant as well as something that's much more visually striking. It'll get its own thread when the stuff gets here.
SXRguyinMA
10-01-2011, 11:38 PM
Speaking of Mayhem...is he throwing you under the bus?
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=2828987&posted=1#post2828987
diluzio91
10-02-2011, 02:28 AM
O_o... ^ Wow... pretty strong wording there on his part... I'm pretty sure you havn't sold any of it, and have expressed all your safety concern's... Not to mention from what i've read you havn't let any of the fluid escape the confines of your testing areas...
Kayin
10-02-2011, 03:23 AM
I have other, nonrelated items coming that will prove that I'm more than just an imitator. Believe me, there's lots of neat stuff here in my lab that's waiting to get out. It'll be fun getting them out and into the wild.
The best way to beat someone? Prove them wrong. I have plenty of tricks besides being able to look at something and replicate it.
If only my shipments would get in.
Aldersan
10-10-2011, 05:48 AM
That stuff is definitely impressive! I really like that silver mixture you have! :D
diluzio91
10-10-2011, 01:35 PM
Are you looking for testers? I'll pay the shipping or whatever to get some of that papa blue and record results for you.
Aldersan
10-10-2011, 01:50 PM
Depending on my funds, I might be willing to do the same with some of that silver :D
Kayin
10-10-2011, 11:44 PM
If it were that simple, I'd have people doing that right now.
Silver was a screwed-up one-shot that failed in loop testing. It had to do with my old carrier fluid, and the new one is great (fallout over the course of a week with no agitation versus fallout over minutes or hours) but it costs me more, and I have to travel to get it. I was considering doing a list, but I hate charging people anything (even shipping) for a product I don't know if will fail. It's hard to guarantee anything right now-I have a fluid that's been running beautifully in a high-pressure high speed loop, but dunno what it will do when it gets to a lower speed/pressure one-but I know my new dyes stain tubes bad. It's not a problem from the viewpoint of the fluid was easily visible but it is if you wanna change colors.
I can do a non-staining version of most colors. I think I can do an easily made non-staining Papa Midnight, but it would be a limited edition... The problem is cost. Silver will require new materials (gold, copper and bronze are possible too) and all of it needs more carrier fluid, which I'm low on ATM. It's almost like needing preorders to test it. SXR and Fuganater will get theirs as they helped fund testing for the stuff I have now and got into a usable state. My premix is 100% ready to go, when I make another batch. So I could open up ordering for my premix which is clear and should come in 16 and 32 oz bottles (All-American as well guys) if anyone is interested. Premix could fund the rest, making it possible, but with our income so low I don't want to take food from our mouths to fund an endeavor that may be ultimately futile. Nor do I want to solicit money for a product that might be a huge flop.
At any rate, premix ordering should open soon. If it takes off, these will come back. Even then, I don't expect that I'll see them take off-even without Mayhem's having a large presence in the US, he has fierce brand loyalty, and he well deserves it-he's a great innovator. Also, he has a worldwide patent on the stuff. Kinda shot out the gate here.
Anyway, there ya go, if anyone still has questions I'll be glad to field them.
Konrad
10-11-2011, 03:58 AM
Actually, the fluid itself may not require dye if the tubes are deliberately stained beforehand. I've never thought of dyeing the tubes before, but it seems like a great idea applicable to some mod projects. Permanently translucent UV-reactive tubing seems kinda neat, especially since it obviates the need for dyes to be present in the cooling fluid itself, or possibly, could augment overall visual impact when combined with dyed coolants in same or different colours.
Unless the reverse becomes a problem; that is, the dye staining just doesn't have permanent staying power. Or the fluid - at least fluids with suspended particles, like those above - gradually (and unevenly) abrades the "permanent" dye away as it circulates. Or the staining somehow chemically degrades the tubing plastics or reacts undesirably with certain coolant additives. (This last seems unlikely, but I suppose it's better to test than to assume.)
Perhaps you could shift your experimentation into providing a market for custom-coloured tubing? Perhaps even combine it with coloured blocks, fittings, and pump chassis (made from dyed plastics or dyed anodized aluminum) ... just an idea.
Kayin
10-11-2011, 12:36 PM
Dyed tubing is made with it in the PVC granules, and it's very, very popular.
I have a way to make it without dyes, just more upfront cost for me. Something I can't do right now, but will look at revisiting in the future.
gurleenkaur
11-04-2011, 11:49 AM
OOO WOW ......ASWM vdo....:)good work well done
Fuganater
11-04-2011, 11:53 AM
Hows it coming Kayin? I'd like to see some orange soon. My project is due in 16 days and your coolant would look great in it.
Kayin
11-04-2011, 07:26 PM
I've got one bottle of orange concentrate here, but a sudden downturn in my health has stopped stuff for a bit. I've been able to create a repeatable formula that's safe, performs better, and is simpler to make, it's now getting enough chemicals together to get the samples out to all the people that need them.
Been in and out of the hospital with shortness of breath, and found it's both rib deformities from Marfan's and severe osteoarthritis of said ribs. So in other words, it's not gonna get better, but it will get worse. That kinda ate up what spare money we had. At this point, my general thoughts are to get this stuff to the people who helped with financial/gear contributions and then I'm not sure how much more will get done. All the money I had to develop with went out the window. I might sell some stuff, but even that would be more likely to buy groceries than to develop anything else. All our bills are paid, I just have nothing to develop with.
I really dunno what to do with it other than shelf it. Any attempts at marketing will most likely get a nice lawsuit brought against me, and while I have my own premix and nanofluid using nobody else's anything, it costs a fairly large amount of money to do anything with it. For now, I'm thinking.
SXRguyinMA
11-04-2011, 07:32 PM
damn dude sorry to hear :( hope all gets better soon!
diluzio91
11-04-2011, 07:41 PM
GL Kayin, our hearts are with you. Hope snort is doing well too
Kayin
11-07-2011, 02:25 PM
He is, he is.
I'm sending out the first review sample of Flare today. SXR is getting it for Maximum Security, and Fuganater's will not be far behind.
We have a doctor's appointment for Snort (simple X-rays) and then I'll post a preorder thread for plain premix as well as discuss in depth the issues with a preorder thread for the Flare fluids. In other words, yes, soon you will be able to buy some of this. SOME, I stress. I may even pull out my TIM and play with it some more.
SXRguyinMA
11-07-2011, 08:16 PM
sweet :D
Fuganater
11-08-2011, 01:42 AM
Can't wait!
Kayin
11-10-2011, 02:15 AM
I sent you a PM about what you told me, SXR, if that's not got it sorted let me know and I'll work on it in the morning.
Kayin
11-22-2011, 01:47 AM
Change of plans.
With my steadily declining health, I'm shuttering all of my current research into fluids, TIM, blocks, whatever. This will result in two things. First, I won't be playing with any more chemicals any time soon except to make Fuganater's fluid (since he sent parts for testing.) Second, those that sent money or parts, I'm gonna work to scrape up the money to repay you. I feel really guilty about even taking the money to work on stuff and getting so sick that I can't force myself to get off the couch most of the time (even though I know I had no control over being sick.) I'm at a point in this disease where I have to make a lot of tough decision, and this is one. I just don't have the energy to keep going.
It was fun while it lasted.
Fuganater
11-22-2011, 02:22 AM
Sorry to hear that bud. Hopefully things turn around for you.
Aldersan
11-22-2011, 03:52 AM
Yeah, take care and hope you get better fast! You better hang on to those research notes though, you've got some amazing stuff already, can't wait to see what you come up with in the future!
Twigsoffury
11-22-2011, 08:28 AM
Change of plans.
With my steadily declining health, I'm shuttering all of my current research into fluids, TIM, blocks, whatever. This will result in two things. First, I won't be playing with any more chemicals any time soon except to make Fuganater's fluid (since he sent parts for testing.) Second, those that sent money or parts, I'm gonna work to scrape up the money to repay you. I feel really guilty about even taking the money to work on stuff and getting so sick that I can't force myself to get off the couch most of the time (even though I know I had no control over being sick.) I'm at a point in this disease where I have to make a lot of tough decision, and this is one. I just don't have the energy to keep going.
It was fun while it lasted.
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You know Albert Einstein did some of his greatest work from the confines of that very bed.
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You know Albert Einstein did some of his greatest work from the confines of that very bed.
Though, Einstein wasn't a chemist and mechy. ;)
Sorry to hear your health is further declining, Kayin; if there's anything we can do, you know all you have to do is ask. Is this a temporary slump or a permanent degradation?
Twigsoffury
11-30-2011, 09:17 PM
Though, Einstein wasn't a chemist and mechy. ;)
It doesn't matter your field of study, just the spirit of engineering in what ever it maybe.
Hell.... Einstein up to the very day he died had terrible grammar, and still had trouble distinguishing "Their they're and there" when you go back and read his actual pages and books he wrote(you know before the publication grammar nazis swooped through like a grammatical blitzkrieg on his work)
Just saying Everyone has the ups and downs in life...lord knows i've had mine but... its the overcoming those great mountains of hardship that seem surmountable at the time...which makes a individual stand out.
at least IMO, and you know i don't know much about Kayins situation or his own families so i can't really go out and say this or that... But personally I don't think anyone should ever entirely give up on the dreams they have just because they face one of those challenging mountains.. Those dreams are what keep you climbing that f#@king mountain even though its -45f below zero with 60 mile an hour winds on a 30 degree inclination, you can't feel your feet anymore..and the odds are against you.... you just keep on trucking for the top because that's your dream dammit!
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