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The first thought that crossed my mind is bitcoin mines. Large mining operations using it as a better coolant. Could be nonsense, though, if there are better c
by beat 8y ago
The first thought that crossed my mind is bitcoin mines. Large mining operations using it as a better coolant.
Could be nonsense, though, if there are better coolants available today that are legal.
- maxerickson 8y agoThey would only do it incidentally while buying whatever cheap coolers, there's no good reason to seek out refrigeration systems that use CFCs.
- beat 8y agoThe question is, is there a technical reason? Are modern refrigeration systems more efficient than CFC systems? If so, then it's a dumb idea. But if there's an actual efficiency gain to be had with CFCs... well. This is not my field of expertise, and a quick googling didn't turn up really unbiased sources.
- maxerickson 8y agoThey aren't different enough to justify any hassle seeking them out.
- beat 8y agoDepends. It's not just efficiency, it's cost savings. If someone is running a large enough operation to save millions of dollars a year in cooling by using CFCs (assuming they're actually cheaper), and one is in a, um, lightly regulated industry (like Bitcoin mining) that uses massive power... well, that's a lot of justification. Small savings become big savings at scale.