What type of chamber and material would be required?

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The discussion revolves around the feasibility and requirements for placing a computer, particularly a quantum computer, in a vacuum environment. Participants explore the implications of vacuum conditions on temperature regulation and cooling systems, as well as the practicality of such an arrangement.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the purpose of placing a computer in a vacuum, suggesting that it would lead to overheating due to lack of air circulation.
  • Another participant proposes the use of a sophisticated liquid cooling system to manage heat, but raises concerns about how to dissipate heat from that system in a vacuum.
  • There is a suggestion that if the computer is in a vacuum chamber, liquid cooling tubes could extend outside the chamber to facilitate cooling.
  • One participant speculates about using a vacuum to control the temperature of a quantum computer, questioning if a specific type of chamber could minimize temperature loss.
  • Another participant notes that quantum computers require very low temperatures and suggests that a vacuum might not be ideal for their operation.
  • A later reply discusses the potential of an extremely low pressure vacuum to help regulate a low pressure environment, indicating a possible interest in the relationship between vacuum levels and temperature control.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the practicality and effectiveness of using a vacuum for computer operation, particularly regarding cooling methods and temperature management. No consensus is reached on the viability of such an approach.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the assumptions underlying the use of vacuum environments for computers, particularly regarding cooling mechanisms and the operational requirements of quantum computers.

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To sustain a near perfect vacuum around a computer, that had an outgoing link? Also how would you defuse the temperature and vacuum loss of the outgoing cable to the other circuits? thanks
 
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What would be the point? With no air to circulate around the innards, it would like overheat.
 
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I don't think I understand what you want to do. Is the computer in a vacuum? I can't see why you would ever think of something so bizarre.
 
phinds said:
With no air to circulate around the innards, it would like overheat.
Maybe you could use a sophisticated liquid cooling system, but then again, why would you need a fully functioning computer in a vacuum? Is OP planning to visit space with his Pentium computer?
 
lekh2003 said:
Maybe you could use a sophisticated liquid cooling system,
And what would carry the heat away from that liquid cooling system?
 
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phinds said:
And what would carry the heat away from that liquid cooling system?
Obviously, in a perfect vacuum such as space, this will never ever work. But if OP is willing to put the computer in a vacuum chamber, the liquid tubes can pass through the computer and out of the chamber to cool down.

Or you could have icy cool liquid that cools down the computer, but obviously this would eventually heat up and would need refills (just like the computer's battery).
 
Honestly I have been drinking but was wondering if a vacuum could be utilized to control the temperature of a quantum computer. But since it would need an output, could a camber like virus control be used to minimize temperature loss
 
Eatyourknowledge said:
Honestly I have been drinking but was wondering if a vacuum could be utilized to control the temperature of a quantum computer. But since it would need an output, could a camber like virus control be used to minimize temperature loss
Quantum computers need to be kept very very cold. Vacuums might not be the best idea, you need the temperature too low and just a regular computer won't function.
 
Exactly, would a extremely low pressure vacuum be able to help regulate a very low pressure environment
 

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