Liquid Gases on Robot as coolant

[theprgramerdude]

Originally Posted by Ether

Yes way. Try it and see.

The energy stored in the compressed N2 tank is what causes the coolant to spray out.

This, in combination with other rules (see earlier post) will almost certainly disallow your idea.

But if it's in a tank, it's not going to be a coolant. I was picturing an open container, which, while dangerous, can only absorb energy and evaporate (similar to a heatsink, so this question confuses me unless it's for electronics which cannot be easily accessed), NEVER store it. So yes, theoretically it can store energy if the heat absorbed from the environment is not allowed to escape back in the form of N2 gas.

Compressed air, as I am led to believe, means compressed air, not a liquid form of a gas. The rules on de-pressurizing gas would be incapable of being applied.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by theprgramerdude

But if it's in a tank, it's not going to be a coolant. I was picturing an open container, which, while dangerous, can only absorb energy and evaporate (similar to a heatsink

Are you saying you want to submerge your circuit board in an open container of liquid nitrogen?

[theprgramerdude]

No, although I suppose someone might be capable of doing that. I was rather suggesting that pouring a rather minute amount of LN, or a similar supercooled, non-toxic gas onto the circuitry, and letting it evaporate in place of the circuits heating up, is technically the only feasible way to keep the circuitry cooled without completely enclosing the system, and thus removing most of liquid gas's benefits.

I'm not advocating doing any of this, aside from spraying it down with compressed air every so slightly before a match if circuit heating is a real issue, due to the extreme dangers of burning if it's mishandled and the usage is done poorly; just saying it could, ever so possibly, be legal.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by theprgramerdude

I was rather suggesting that pouring a rather minute amount of LN, or a similar supercooled, non-toxic gas onto the circuitry, and letting it evaporate

Pouring liquid N2 directly on your circuitry will almost certainly destroy it.

[theprgramerdude]

Originally Posted by Ether

Pouring liquid N2 directly on your circuitry will almost certainly destroy it.

Most likely. It's why I mentioned using canned air and spraying it upside down prior to a match, rather than storing it on the robot.

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by Ether

Are you saying you want to submerge your circuit board in an open container of liquid nitrogen?

What could go wrong!

[Ether]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

What could go wrong!

I believe that's supposed to be:

What could go wrong... go wrong... go wrong...

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by Ether

I believe that's supposed to be:

What could go wrong... go wrong... go wrong...

Well, at least it isn't electrically conductive.

Sure, it might make everything brittle and shatter, but at least you won't have a short!

[Hawiian Cadder]

how is your electronic board heating up in the first place, nothing should overheat except perhaps a breaker, batteries can get a little warm too i guess.

[KC1AJT]

team 20 was actually packing ice on their motors (or i assume it was the motors) between the matches in the finals at BAE

[DonRotolo]

This wins this week's award for "Most Bizarre Thread".
Carry on.