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Smaller Tubes Better

Cathar said:
Not really to do with restriction. Less restriction is always desirable.

There would be a different reason why they're using the A-C rad. The A-C rad internally may be better designed to suit lower-flow rates and not lose efficiency as quickly as something like a Black Ice will. I don't really know though - I've never seen good testing for an A-C rad.
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So do you know of some place that we can get the A-C radiators tested? I'm pretty sure Sharka would be willing to send an Airplex Evo radiator with the XT block if ProCooling would be able to analyze that at the same time.
 
Top Nurse said:
So do you know of some place that we can get the A-C radiators tested? I'm pretty sure Sharka would be willing to send an Airplex Evo radiator with the XT block if ProCooling would be able to analyze that at the same time.
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How about this review/comparison: http://www.procooling.com/reviews/html/radiator_roundup_edition_1_-_8.php? The cube style rads are the same sort that Aqua Computer (and others) use.

Aren't they (round tube and fin style) also used in phase change systems?
 
Yeah, less restrictive is better.Also, the higher the surface area in contact between the water, copper and the cool air the better the cooling.

For example, hot water on a film of constantly cold copper would cool a lot faster than hot water running through a wide constantly cooled copper tube over the same distance. Taking into consideration that both coppers are cooled to the exact same temperature evenly.

Even though the cube type cooling did impressively well in that test, I believe the heater cores and the Black Ice radiators would do better at worse conditions, such as no fan and less flow.

All in all, water cooling depends greatly on all components used. Whatever system and for whatever reason you decide to cool using water, there are system that will serve you well. Make the right choices and don't choke the flow, unless you have to. There are many of us who are willing to help, and many others that are waiting to get banned. :p
 
Erasmus354 said:
.3 l/hr is much different than .3 lpm which is what flow is normally measured in.
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You're right, sorry, 0.3 l/min. Must have been drunk when I typed that.
 
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