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submersion

submersion

7.7
Putting computer parts or whole servers into a liquid that does not carry electricity to cool them
  • noun
  • /səbˈmɜrʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inmersión
  • Using submersion techniques, technicians efficiently cooled the computer components by immersing them in a specially designed coolant.
  • submersion coefficient

Examples

  • To improve performance, the laboratory implemented submersion systems that allow electronic parts to be cooled without air exposure.

  • As such, in the two sets, the SWL is 7.2 m, the bridge elevation is 7.2 m, and the submersion coefficient is 0.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Generally speaking, several main parameters are deemed to be of significant importance in the procedure, namely, the still water depth, wave height, wavelength, wave period, bridge width, girder types, deck gap, and the submersion coefficient.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The engineers decided on submersion cooling for the new servers, using a special non-conductive liquid to keep them from overheating.

Synonyms

immersion
vssubmersion
5 4.4

Being completely covered by a liquid like water

is a technical cooling method using liquid to remove heat from electronics
submergence
vssubmersion
3 8.4

The state of being completely covered by water

is focused on cooling equipment via intentional liquid contact for heat removal
submerging
vssubmersion
5.0

Something sinks until it is completely covered by water

is a deliberate engineering practice to cool components with non conductive fluid

Surface Forms

submersion singular
submersions plural

Morphology

submersion = submerge (transparent) = submerge + sion

Derived from 'submerge' + the noun-forming suffix '-sion'; the technical sense (immersing equipment in coolant) is a direct domain-specific application of the basic meaning.

Etymology

Submersion comes from the Latin sub- 'under' and mergere 'to plunge', and it keeps that sense of being 'put under'. In computing, submersion cooling is simply putting electronic parts under a special liquid so the liquid takes the heat away.