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Copper Tubing

I thought about the same thing, then also thought about using high-performance fuel line and compression fittings from Summit Racing, someone suggested it wouldn't be a good idea because of all the right angles that would have to be used.

Apparently, as they put it, "Right angels = bad"

Do a search for posts by me from about 6 months ago titled pretty much exactly the same as yours.

I still REALLY want to do it but not if I'm going to lose any benefits gained by investing all that time and money to plumb my case with copper or anozided aluminum.
 
Yes, and so can aluminum brake/fuel line. In fact when you buy it it's usually wrapped into a coil. That's why I figured it would be perfect. Just passing on what someone told me.

Besides, in my plan it would have required plenty of right angles. I figure if you're going to use solid tube you're not planning a bunch of arching radial curves. Solid tube (IMO) would look great as an industrial looking case, when's the last time you saw rounded archs in an industrial applications? Most I've seen have been tight turns usually bolted to a bulkhead.

Although, from what I understand, the impact of angles on a low-flow system is usually much less than on high-flow.
 
COpper tubing would be great for my Case, it is loaded with 3 120 fans blasting in, and imagine it as one big heat sinker hehe
 
thewhiteguy said:
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Beats the poop out of me. Of all the sciences I know just enough to be dangerous, therodynamics and hydrodynamics are the two I know the least about. I imagine it has something to do with cavitation and flow restriction.

The way I thought about it was that it's a lot easier to get 100 motorcycles to make a tight turn if they're taking it at 10 MPH, as soon as they all try to take the same turn at 65 MPH you're probably going to get a wreck. How fun would NASCAR be if everyone drove at 10 MPH? I think low flow systems are less prone to bottlenecks, flow restrictions, etc.

But what do I know?
 
hehe your theory is sort of flawed, it is true if the subject remains at one aspect (the road), but what if you could drive on walls(EX: driving around in a big Circle Wall sideways) Butany how yes, a 90 degree angle does have restriction. Thats why dont bend it 90 degrees :p Keep a tube looking 90 Degrees, but make the Curve , JUST LIKE A CLEAR TUBE.
 
Copper tubing or even stainless tubing would be cool and I had thought of doing it a while back just for grins. :p

The 90 degree thing is not really applicable in this case because the tubing actually travels a sharp arc or bend rather than a straight 90 degree turn like you see when using a fitting. I think what will really float your boat though is that many push-fit fittings are designed to use copper or stainless tubing. :D However you will need to get a special hand tool that allows you to put a small groove on the OD of the tube so it can grip inside the push-fit fitting. So it really shouldn't present a problem mating this project to any computer design you can dream up including an Aqua Computer one. :cool:
 
lemmy said:
hehe your theory is sort of flawed, it is true if the subject remains at one aspect (the road), but what if you could drive on walls(EX: driving around in a big Circle Wall sideways) Butany how yes, a 90 degree angle does have restriction. Thats why dont bend it 90 degrees :p Keep a tube looking 90 Degrees, but make the Curve , JUST LIKE A CLEAR TUBE.
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I'm sure it's very flawed... like I said I really don't know much about hydrodynamics... just passing on what someone else had told me.

The extent of my knowledge of using solid line to plumb anything ends at household plumbing and fuel line in my step-dad's race car. Both of those situations are very removed from the conditions (flow rate, pressure, heat considerations) in a PC application. If you're planning on wide, arcing bends I'm sure you'll be fine (and I'd love to see someone pull it off). I've always been told though to avoid tight radii in watercooling set-ups and most people tend to poo-poo when there's a hell of a lot of fittings used (although it usually looks sweet).

Check out Earl's performance compression fittings from a place like Summit Racing, they're what we used to use in the race car and were always excellent performers. Had considered replacing all the fittings in the WC system I'm building next.
 
hehe my uncle was telling me he can pump FREON through the copper tubing for my computer lol, basically how a refridgerator works
 
lemmy said:
hehe my uncle was telling me he can pump FREON through the copper tubing for my computer lol, basically how a refridgerator works
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Might as well get a phase change set up if your going to do that lol
 
Just get a decent pump. Im running an AC core with like 30 180* bends in it. Keeps things cool with low airflow.
 
urbsnspices said:
Just get a decent pump. Im running an AC core with like 30 180* bends in it. Keeps things cool with low airflow.
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That is exactly the reason that low flow designs work so well! So what if the radiator or blocks are restrictive :shrug: With low flow it doesn't matter :D
 
lemmy said:
hehe my uncle was telling me he can pump FREON through the copper tubing for my computer lol, basically how a refridgerator works
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I actually knew a guy who was doing a freon project with his computer.
He was a pilot and he went flying one day and I never heard from him again...
He lived in my city too, was supposed to sell me a Lian-Li PC60 case...
 
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