Originally posted by fujiwara takumi
i only know its abilities through its interactions with my computer, i know that a good way to kill your computer is by running anti freeze.
now...core temp on my computer runs higher than the fluids leaving my engine, and the pump pushes the water at a faster velocity...
Apples and oranges - is core temperature on your computer in he neighborhood of 400 F like it is near the cylinders in your car? What is the cooling surface / volume ratio inside your computer vs a car engine?
Anyways, 5 minutes research turned up the reason ethylene glycol is not useful for computer cooling - it is too thick, and does not flow at high speed through the tiny capillary cooling ducts in a computer.
Feel free to try driving 90+ MPH on a 90+ degree day for a hundred miles at a time with 100% water in your engine. (I do it all the time on trips). Water will work fine as long as you don't boil it - but you have much less margin with pure water than with a coolant.