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Could it be applied to PC fans? To reduce their noise

• knolan 4y ago
  Certainly but as I’ve learned the economics aren’t there. In a previous role we developed a novel heatsink and fan design and saw some licensing interest. We learned that all that matters for thermal management solutions was cost above all else. Existing designs were good enough.
  • moffkalast 4y ago
    Idk, Noctua's clearly making bank off premium ultra quiet fans. At least from me.
    • ri0t 4y ago
      You're way not alone. Love those ugly-brown quiet-machines. Still, they're probably looking at this and think "Nah, our optimizations are way cheaper to manufacture and wholly sufficient" (because they are :)
• lsaferite 4y ago
  Is the fan shroud not mostly solving or mitigating the tip vortex issue on something like a computer fan?