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JamesDax65 Trying to remember all of those data center tents in Mad Max and coming up blank. Smh, oh it's just another so called journalist being over dramatic. Reply
PEnns Tents you say??? What a great idea. Specifically because we live in a country totally without strong storms, tornadoes, hurricanes or flooding. In other news (from TH today): Lightning strike enters apartment through coaxial internet cable. Reply
bill001g JamesDax65 said: Trying to remember all of those data center tents in Mad Max and coming up blank. Smh, oh it's just another so called journalist being over dramatic. I think the reference was more to them using jet engines to run their power generation. If I remember right mad max had jet engines in cars. What i wonder more about is where are all the engines coming from. Generally when they are removed from a plane they are worn out and too costly to re certify. Since they are not using them to fly likely the rules are less strict but you would still think they are expensive compare to say a used engine out of a semi truck that there are likely many more laying around rusting. Reply
ScientiaVult They look like tents, yes, but they're called Sprung Structures and are rated to withstand FE3 tornadoes… None of the other buildings are rated for this… Stop being ignorant and sensationalist and actually DO SOME JOURNALISM. Your journalistic integrity is nil at the moment because the entire article is made up of selected quotes chosen to create a negative perception without any attempt to validate them against reality. You should be ashamed. Reply
USAFRet bill001g said: I think the reference was more to them using jet engines to run their power generation. If I remember right mad max had jet engines in cars. What i wonder more about is where are all the engines coming from. Generally when they are removed from a plane they are worn out and too costly to re certify. Since they are not using them to fly likely the rules are less strict but you would still think they are expensive compare to say a used engine out of a semi truck that there are likely many more laying around rusting. They're not literal engines taken out of jets. Just turbines, which is the same tech as jet engines. And similarly loud and gas sucking. Reply
warezme Still wondering where the Jet turbines are coming from considering these type engines are essentially back ordered for decades in advance and they are way behind in production. Reply
DS426 USAFRet said: They're not literal engines taken out of jets. Just turbines, which is the same tech as jet engines. And similarly loud and gas sucking. Yup, gas turbines, "gas" typically being natural gas since it can be pumped 24/7/365 to such power generators. These can be scaled down to the size of something that's portable on semi trailers, something that was done with the xAI Colossus 1 build. Here's one example by GE: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/tm2500 "Tent" isn't quite a fair term for these buildings, granted they do have some similarities. The grain industry uses a similar concept with their "hoop buildings," which are buildings with concrete foundation and walls with large semi-circular steel trusses to support a canvas/canvas-like roof. They are considered strong enough to hold millions of dollars of grain. What these "tents" probably do lose out compared to traditional buildings is energy efficiency, but apparently the difference isn't too significant to still be feasible for AIDC's over the long run. Reply
USAFRet DS426 said: These can be scaled down to the size of something that's portable on semi trailers, something that was done with the xAI Colossus 1 build. Here's one example by GE: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/tm2500 Even smaller. These are used on USAF flightlines all over the world, to provide mobile ground power. 2oobDp5 View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocbolt/52759581278 "Powered by a gas-turbine engine that turned a maximum of 42,000 RPM, the A/M32A- 60B generated precise 3-phase, 400-cycle power and produced 120 pounds of air pressure at 1,781 cubic feet per minute. " Insanely loud. Reply
Hooda Thunkett Wait…I thought we were living in the Terminator franchise timeline. Now you're telling me we're living in the Mad Max franchise timeline? What happened? Did someone stir their coffee clockwise instead of anticlockwise and we switched timelines? /S Reply
DS426 USAFRet said: Even smaller. These are used on USAF flightlines all over the world, to provide mobile ground power. 2oobDp5 View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocbolt/52759581278 "Powered by a gas-turbine engine that turned a maximum of 42,000 RPM, the A/M32A- 60B generated precise 3-phase, 400-cycle power and produced 120 pounds of air pressure at 1,781 cubic feet per minute. " Insanely loud. Absolutely, yes, and that was really the point that I wanted to make — that these gas turbine generators can be scaled down to basically not much larger than the package size of jet engines. Reply
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