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Why the name 'Helium'

paul engstrom

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I'm thinking 'Helium' is an interesting choice of name for RED's new sensor.

It's causing me to wonder if there's something more suggestive there. They did a pretty good job of hiding Vista Vision in plain sight -- with the W logo implying Weapon, but also revealing Vista Vision.

Helium is more ethereal than their previous names. Less weaponal...

Thoughts?
 
Vista Vision is the Dragon Sensor(I'm almost positive), Hel-i-um is new!

e.g. Raven 4.5k, Scarlet-W, Scarlet-D, Epic-D, WeaponMG, WeaponCF use different sizes of the same sensor

guess in the name would be the process to make Silicon Wafers... "Helium's other industrial uses...and in processes such as growing crystals to make silicon wafers..."(WIKI)
 
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Why the name Dragon? Why the name Weapon? Why the name Epic?

Don't look into it too much :P It's just Red being Red.
 
I always thougt the W stand for Vaporware ;)
 
"AIR-RI" - HELIUM.

Or if you read the news, on the recent massive discovery of helium when the world was supposed to be running out of it.
 
paul engstrom said:
I'm thinking 'Helium' is an interesting choice of name for RED's new sensor.

It's causing me to wonder if there's something more suggestive there. They did a pretty good job of hiding Vista Vision in plain sight -- with the W logo implying Weapon, but also revealing Vista Vision.

Helium is more ethereal than their previous names. Less weaponal...

Thoughts?
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If you google facts about Helium, consider Red logo and philosophy of red color, you may find why it is a great naming choice.
 
this is not a new thing.



A New Use for Helium


A hard drive sealed in helium has enormous performance advantages over the standard hard drive.
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Why Helium?

Helium has the lowest density and lowest specific heat of all nonflammable substances. These two characteristics make helium the gas of choice for many specialized uses. Its primary use is as a coolant in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. That use has created a strong demand for a natural gas byproduct that can be produced in just a few parts of the world with unusual geologic conditions.

Now another use could begin to consume this rare gas even faster. Western Digital has produced the first computer hard drive sealed in a helium atmosphere. The drive was designed for use in data centers where hundreds or thousands of computers are operating.

Why helium? Helium has just 1/7 the density of air. This sealed helium drive produces less air turbulence, which in turn saves power consumption, produces less heat, produces fewer vibrations, makes less noise, allows greater drive capacity and results in a much lower total cost of operation. The drives are expensive to manufacture, but that cost is recovered in energy savings and performance gains.


Lower Turbulence

Compared to air, helium's lower density allows the drive to spin with much less turbulence. The lower level of turbulence allows the motor to turn the drive with a power consumption savings of 23%. And, the lower level of turbulence allows seven platters to operate in a one-inch high drive, instead of five. This increases the storage capacity of the drive by 50 percent - from 4 TB to 6 TB - and increases the storage capacity of a server and its weight per TB.


Less Noise

The lower level of air turbulence inside of the drive will reduce the amount of vibration produced by the spinning platters. The lower vibration level has been found to reduce the amount of noise produced by the drive by about 30%.


Less Heat

The lower turbulence within the drive means there is less friction produced between air molecules. This allows the drive to operate at a temperature that is about 4 degrees Celsius cooler within the drive. This means that the drive will shed less heat into the data center and lower the amount of air conditioning required - which results in another way to save power.


The Fugitive Gas Challenge

Producing a hard drive sealed in a helium environment was an enormous challenge. Why? Helium atoms are so small that they can seep through almost any material. Creating a case that will contain helium over a long period of time was the most difficult part of producing the drive - and the reason why helium drives did not go into use a long time ago.

The tightly-sealed case produces a few more advantages. Humidity, dust and other contaminants are kept out. This is expected to reduce drive failure rates and increase the average life expectancy of the helium drive.

The helium hard drive is an example of how using special materials creates special challenges but can result in exceptional savings.
 
When Jarred formally announces the Helium sensor, will he inhale a breath of helium?
 
Hrvoje Simic said:
Which info points to the use of Helium gas in this example ?
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less noise less heat less power consumption.
Known as “heat transfer,” helium is used for cooling in high-tech manufacturing operations. For example, in fiber optic cable manufacturing, liquid helium’s low temperature and non-volatile nature makes it ideal to cool silica strands.

Helium is also used as a coolant in semiconductor manufacturing. The heat transfer marketplace uses about 9% of the world’s helium production.
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