The problem with salt water isn’t salt buildup, it’s that salt water is corrosive and will drastically shorten the lifespan of any equipment exposed to it.
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tal@lemmy.today 8 months ago
It takes more work to avoid salt buildup, but you can evaporate saltwater as a place to dump heat, and we aren’t gonna run out of saltwater any time soon. 'Course, only so many places have saltwater access.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 8 months ago
UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Also, good luck sourcing salt water in Illinois.
jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
then don’t build anything in illinoisi
tal@lemmy.today 8 months ago
You don’t pipe salt water through the data center. You have a heat exchanger that touches the salt water.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Where is the salt water in Illinois?