stackyFACTS
Technology

Spinning cooling fans create turbulent noise

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

Keeping your rig freezing cold literally requires turning it into a miniature, highly annoying wind tunnel. When cooling fans aggressively force air through tight spaces at high RPMs, the rapid collision of air molecules creates turbulent flow. This violent air sheer is entirely responsible for the irritating droning sound emitted by heavy desktop workloads.

Spinning cooling fans create turbulent noise
STACKY / Technology
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Technology →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store