RE: Microsoft to dump it's computers into the sea.
June 7, 2018 at 11:30 am
(This post was last modified: June 7, 2018 at 11:42 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 7, 2018 at 4:35 am)Succubus Wrote:Yeah....when it comes to pumping water.(June 6, 2018 at 1:31 pm)Khemikal Wrote: So, obviously I have no idea..but I can offer two possibilities for their decision. One, if the choice with water is between pumping and in-situ use, you always pick the latter option. Second..if you do have to pick the former option..pumping saltwater is about the most costly thing imaginable..when it comes to pumping water. Maintenance. Better to pump freshwater in, mix salt in a tank, then discharge and do it again......but there are huge costs (and a bevy of laws) about that as well.
Pumping salt water is about the most costly thing imaginable?
Quote:Not really, we've been pumping sea water for years using stainless steel pumps and piping, oil tanker ballast and desalination plants are two that spring to mind.
Ok, for the scenario as described even if the pump/pipework needs to be replaced once a year it's still a lot cheaper than what MS propose.
I didn;t say we couldn;t do it or it had never been done, only that its relatively expensive when compared to pumping freshwater and mixing a tank..or just using a body of salt water where it sits. The latter idea being what they;re looking into.
The bigger cost, though, bigger than pumping..especially with saltwater, is dumping. Discharge is heavily restricted (it;s 90% or more of the operational cost of most simple marine systems). So..you either hold the water indefinitely (and then you have the option of mixing a custom saline solution) or you pay to play. Off the cuf, another potential cost for a surface operation like what they;re imagining would be heat exchangers. They want to drop these things deep to make use of ambient temps..but water above ground is rarely as chilly as deep water...and the size of the containment means that it heats up a hell of alot faster.
From a technological standpoint...the idea has merit. Im not sure if it would be practical or environmentally sound, though, lol.
It sounds like something that a researcher dreamt up..waiting to be poo pood by an army of dead-eyed soulless engineers.
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