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minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoFor some reason, I’m reminded of using mineral oil for computer cooling. As in, you just leave the entire thing submerged in mineral oil
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoI did some robotic submarine stuff in college. One of the techniques for waterproofing was put the electronics in a open at the top box and fill it with oil that was heavier than water. Messy but it worked.
minus-squarelordbritishbusiness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoThat’s absolutely genius. It’s like something out of troll science. “We soak it in heavier liquid to keep liquid out”. I’m a little awestruck. It’d probably stand up to pressure when deeper under water better than most other options too.
minus-square🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoYou’d still want induced flow for better heat transfer though
For some reason, I’m reminded of using mineral oil for computer cooling. As in, you just leave the entire thing submerged in mineral oil
I did some robotic submarine stuff in college. One of the techniques for waterproofing was put the electronics in a open at the top box and fill it with oil that was heavier than water. Messy but it worked.
That’s absolutely genius. It’s like something out of troll science. “We soak it in heavier liquid to keep liquid out”. I’m a little awestruck.
It’d probably stand up to pressure when deeper under water better than most other options too.
You’d still want induced flow for better heat transfer though