Cryptocurrency mining furnace

A cryptocurrency mining furnace comprising:

• a furnace housing having an air flow path extending from a housing air inlet downstream to a housing air outlet;
• at least three separate mining computers, each mining computer having at least one cryptocurrency mining board, each mining computer positioned in the furnace housing in the air flow path;
• and
• a principal fan positioned in the furnace housing in the air flow path downstream of the housing air inlet and upstream of the housing air outlet to induce air flow along the air flow path through each of the mining computers, wherein
• a shortest inlet air flow path length from the housing air inlet to the principal fan is at least 200% of a shortest spatial distance between the housing air inlet and the principal fan;
• and
• a shortest outlet air flow path length from the principal fan to the housing air outlet is at least 120% of a shortest spatial distance between the principal fan and the housing air outlet.

A method of inducing air flow, from a cryptocurrency mining furnace to a building, by a principal fan positioned in a furnace housing of the cryptocurrency mining furnace, the method comprising:

• inducing air flow from a housing air inlet in the furnace housing downstream to a transformer positioned in the furnace housing, the transformer electrically connected to at least three separate mining computers positioned in the furnace housing to power each of the mining computers;
• inducing air flow from the transformer downstream to the principal fan;
• inducing air flow from the principal fan downstream to the mining computers, each mining computer having at least one cryptocurrency mining board;
• inducing air flow from the mining computers downstream to a housing air outlet in the furnace housing;
• and inducing air flow from the housing air outlet downstream to the building;
• wherein:
• the furnace housing has a fan section positioned downstream of the transformer containing the principal fan and each of the mining computers;
• and the furnace housing further comprises one or more composite noise cancelling panels surrounding at least a portion of the fan section.

A method of inducing air flow, from a cryptocurrency mining furnace to a building, by a principal fan positioned in a furnace housing of the cryptocurrency mining furnace, the method comprising:

• inducing air flow from a housing air inlet in the furnace housing downstream to the principal fan, wherein a shortest inlet air flow path length from the housing air inlet to the principal fan is at least 200% of a shortest spatial distance between the housing air inlet and the principal fan;
• inducing air flow from the principal fan downstream to at least three separate mining computers positioned in the furnace housing, each mining computer having at least one cryptocurrency mining board;
• inducing air flow from the mining computers downstream to a housing air outlet in the furnace housing, wherein a shortest outlet air flow path length from the principal fan to the housing air outlet is at least 120% of a shortest spatial distance between the principal fan and the housing air outlet;
• and
• inducing air flow from the housing air outlet downstream to the building.