[ExI] RES: [Beowulf] oil immersion cooled blades

[Henrique Moraes Machado]

> So here's my experience using oil as an insulator/coolant.
> 1) it wicks up insulated wire, particularly stranded.  Put the mobo in oil
and
> the power supply outside, and pretty soon your power supply will be full
of
> oil.
> 2) oil leaks.  There is *nothing* that is oil insulated that doesn't have
a fine
> film of oil on its surface eventually, unless it is in a hermetically
sealed can
> with welded/crimped seals.
> 3) oil is a mess when you need to fix something

What about some coarse powder? Is there anything that could be used for
this?