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Covers the study of (primarily homogeneous) macroscopic systems from a heat/energy/entropy point of view. Consider also using the tag: [statistical-mechanics].

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Computer cooling with dry ice, ideas and question; thermodynamics

I am designing a cooling system for my computer and had a few questions. So I have a computer water cooling radiator and I want to cool it as much as I can. My first two ideas were an old window A/C …
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Explain to me how this water cooler works?

Goodday all, I was recently reading up on a few projects that might be of interest to me when I found "CPU Bong water coolers", there isn't much online on them so I figure I would ask y'all. If you …
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Difference between a quantum process and a thermal process?

I was reading an article online pertaining to quantum mechanics and I stumbled across these few sentences. A look at the corresponding energy regimes shows (Beck and Eccles 1992) that quantum pro …
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Considerations and questions for a DIY heat pipe; how to choose a working fluid? [closed]

I plan to build a DIY heat pipe! For more info on what a heat pipe is, see Wikipedia. I would like to use it to cool a desktop graphics card I have. I am having trouble deciding how to choose the wor …
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What kind of cooling mechanism could be used in outer space?

I know NASA developed heat pipes just for cooling electronics in space. It uses a working fluid and a wicking structure inside of a sealed pressurized tube usually made of copper. The working fluid …
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Provided the heat of vaporization of a liquid, how would one determine the surface area of a... [duplicate]

I am starting on the basic engineering of a DIY two-phase liquid immersion cooling for a personal computer. I have located a few potential liquids for use, notably 3M's Novec 7000 series of products. …
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Clear up confusion about the meaning of entropy

still is odd to me, take for example the particles in a box, when they come to thermal equilibrium they are said to have the most entropy they can within their system (from wiki again) Entropy – in thermodynamics
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