Tiny Jet Engines For Cooling

[Michael]

Hewlett-Packard has adapted jet engines from radio-controlled model jets to force out heat in some of their servers. EDFs as they are called for short, Electric-Ducted Fans, pack some serious cooling power for processors.

http://www.techreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16992&ch=infotech

[Patrick]

Although they may provide serious cooling, I'd have to see some dB tests before even thinking of using them.

[CHAoS_NiNJA]

Well, large servers aren't known for their quietness...so I'd imagine its pretty loud. It must sound like a damn air compessor...well, thats a worst case senario, but still.

[Nall]

well if its a jet engine it would sound most likely like maybe a jet