The last few years have seen an increase in high power applications, from railway and electric vehicles to manufacturing and renewable energy. Traditional air-cooling is unsuitable for these applications due to high temperature and low space constraints. Here, Steve Hughes, managing director of REO UK, explores the world of liquid cooling and how it can provide significant efficiency gains. Cataglyphis is a genus of the ant family whose most famous species is C. bicolor, otherwise known as the Sahara Desert ant. Its forte is running on the extremely hot desert sand to forage on the remains of other insects that have died of heat exhaustion. It's able to achieve this mind boggling feat in temperatures exceeding 50°C, making it the most heat tolerant animal on the planet. To do this, the ant has some special tricks up its sleeve, including low weight, high speed and long legs that keep it 4mm off the hot surface.
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