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Unread 02-25-2003, 10:56 PM   #1
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Default How long can I run my tubing?

I have a dehumidifier that I was planning to make into a chiller. I want to put it about 5 feet away from my PC on the same level... ie no pushing up. Will I still have good flow?


...oh I am using a ViaAqua 1300 (395GPM), DD Maze3, DD Radeon 9700Pro. In the future, I would like to add a chipset block.


Also, I have 2 ViaAqua 1300. Could I use one to push towards the blocks from the res and one to pull from the blocks into the res?
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Unread 02-25-2003, 11:18 PM   #3
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I thought the Via 1300 only has 370 GPH?

http://jab-tech.com/via_aqua_1300_370gph_pump.html

EDIT: UNF Cathar!
But the Eheim has 317GPH flow and it flows more even at 1' distance? Or is that head?
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Unread 02-26-2003, 12:38 AM   #4
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I have a dehumidifier that I was planning to make into a chiller. I want to put it about 5 feet away from my PC on the same level... ie no pushing up. Will I still have good flow?


...oh I am using a ViaAqua 1300 (395GPM), DD Maze3, DD Radeon 9700Pro. In the future, I would like to add a chipset block.


Also, I have 2 ViaAqua 1300. Could I use one to push towards the blocks from the res and one to pull from the blocks into the res?
No problem. Plastic tubing doesn't exert much friction at all, so unless you're running tubing from one end of your house to another I wouldn't worry.

If you arrange your tubing correctly so that siphonic action is maintained, it doesn't matter at all whether the tubing is on the same level or going straight up and down.

Chipset blocks seem like a no-no from what others have said. Half the time the water you're trying to cool it with will actually be hotter than the north bridge itself, so you'll just make things worse. Well, unless you're OCing the FSB.

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Unread 02-26-2003, 06:55 AM   #5
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Mark Larson

Yes you are correct, remembered wrong... must be getting old ...

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Interesting graph. Was this done as part of an experiment? It shows the AquaVia 1300 as starting at 200gph. Can this true?? If I remove the intake barb, I get 250 at 1 ft, 125 at 10 ft.

With 10ft of tubing and 2 barbs, I would be flowing around 150GPH!

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Cathar's graph shows the length has a great impact on flow.

All

Theory ....
In a normal system, with a rad, pump, res, GPU black, CPU block, I am pretty sure the flow is only around 175GPH with a via Aqua??

I my proposed system with Pump pushing, 5 ft tubing, GPU block, CPU block, 5 ft tubing, pump pulling...... removing the intake barb....

OR
with Pump pushing, 5 ft tubing, GPU block, CPU block, pump pulling, 5 ft tubing ...... removing the intake barb off the first pump....


Will I still be able to get 200GPH?

Will it help if the 5ft tubing is 3/4 copper insulated piping?

Opinions are all welcome..
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Unread 02-26-2003, 12:17 PM   #6
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Keep flow velocity in the tubing in the 2-4 feet/second range and friction losses aren't too bad. Obviously slower is always better with regards to friction losses. No rule says you can't go bigger, but having average velocities under 2 FPS generally requires excessivly large tubing.
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Unread 02-26-2003, 01:34 PM   #7
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How would one estimate/calculate the flow velocity of the water given a flow rate of 200GPH down a 1/2 pipe?

Down a 3/4?

Would starting a long 5ft 3/4" , then short 2ft 1/2", then back to long 5ft 3/4" piping improve the flow overall.

I would assume (and maybe incorrectly) that the velocity would increase when the water hits the 1/2, .... as well as the friction. This would try to inhibit the flow rate (ie lower the GPH)

Therefore, lower velocity in the long 3/4 pipes would help by reducing friction and thereby reducing flow loss?
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Unread 02-26-2003, 05:27 PM   #8
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Average velocity is nothing more than flowrate divided by cross sectional area. A handy conversion is that 1 US gallon = 231 in^3.

1/2" tubing really has an inner diameter of 1/2", so an area of .196 in^2. 200 gph in a 1/2" tube is 200 * 231 / 3600 / .193 = 65 inches per second or ~ 5.4 feet per second. That's a little on the high side and means you would have rather high friction losses from tubing. 3/4" tubing is 2.25 times larger in area, so would have a velocity of 29 inches per second, or 2.4 feet per second.

The other factor to bear in mind is that you lose head when you change velocity. If you have a long run of tubing you'll always do better with a larger diameter. If you have a short distance between two smaller fittings, however, a larger tube may actually result in higher net losses. ie, if you had to connect two half inch fittings with a run of tubing six inches long, you'd probably have lower net losses with 1/2" tubing than 3/4" tubing simply because of the head lost in changing water velocity. Every time the water speed changes you tend to lose head to the tune of delta-V^2/2. The amount lost can't exceed V^2/2 and the percentage lost is a function of how the change is handled. Gradual changes ("funnels") have lower loss for a given area change than abrupt, sharp-cornered adapters.
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Cathar's graph shows the length has a great impact on flow.
Only because he is flowing water at least a hundred times faster than what would be seen in a WC setup.

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Unread 02-26-2003, 07:44 PM   #10
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OK

So, assuming that I will still be ok with the 12~13FT of 1/2" tubing with 2 block and no rads, will a second pump help to keep the flow going?

If so which would be better (the pumps will be submersed if in the res)?

a) res/pump1 --- GPU --- CPU --- res/pump2
b) res/pump1 ---- GPU--- CPU --- case/pump2 --- res
c) res/pump1 --- case/pump2 --- GPU --- CPU --- res
d) res/pump1 ---- GPU --- case/pump2 --- cpu --- res

Should I use the second pump at all? Any other combo that should be considered?

I am leaning towards a) myself because
- The pump will be at the end drawing the liquids, not doing a pull and push as it would be doing in the case
- If I use it in the case, I would have to insulate it against condensation

Thanks for the help so far
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Unread 02-26-2003, 08:06 PM   #11
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OK, let's tackle the first question of using two pumps. When you put two pumps in series (assuming identical pumps for now), the "P" portion of the P-Q curves basically add to one another. Two pumps can lift water twice as high as a single pump, yet the maximum total flow you could ever develop is unchanged.

What this generally means for a closed system is that flow rate will increase, though not by a factor of two. What this means for temperatures largely depends on how you were doing with a single pump. You'll be dumping much more energy into the fluid with the second pump, but this added energy will be mitigated by a greater flowrate to carry it. You'll also have a lower delta-T from CPU to water, though by how much is the crux of the issue.

For this you need to estimate where you fall on the block's °C/W curve vs flow rate. At zero flow, °C/W is practically infinite. As flow begins, the thermal resistance repidly drops. As flow increases yet more, the incremental benefit in °C/W shrinks. There is a sort of "knee" where you transition from rapid benefit to rapidly diminishing benefit. If one pump doesn't get you over the knee, the second pump may. Then again, if one pump doesn't get you there, a single larger pump would.

The delta-P vs flow data is there for many block's from Bill's data. The same information is available for many radiators. You can put a pretty good estimate on it for tubing vs flowrate and length. Do your best to estimate your final flow rate based upon the P-Q curve of the pump and your components. To estimate it with two pumps, double the "P" for a given "Q" on the pump's curve.

Doing this will get you in the ballpark, but the only real proof is in actual operation. Know this: You can always make changes and it's best to start simple. Get things going with a single pump and iron out any bugs. Based on how that performs, you should be able to predict very accurately how things will go with a second pump.

Almost forgot, the pumps don't care about the arrangement details so long as the minimum pressure remains high enough to avoid cavitation. I recommend people orient things based on "good" tubing runs and "good" placement of components (like getting the coolest air to the radiator regardless of whether it falls "ahead" or "behind" the CPU).
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Unread 02-26-2003, 09:05 PM   #12
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Thanks myv65

Yes they will be 2 identical pumps (ViaAqua 1300's)

So I guess I will try option a) after I try the system with one pump to see if there is a difference. I can hook up the second pump very easily at the other end of the tubing.

I also will NOT have any radiators in the loop so this should help with the flow a lot. I will be using a dehumidifier to chill the water, hopefully to the -10 or -15c.

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Have you every tried you WW blocks with chilled water yet? Do they work better than a maze3 with chilled water? I know they would much better with regular water.

Yes I know... a maze3 with poly should not be used with chilled water but I can not yet afford new blocks.
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I'll answer your last question, too. A block that outperforms with a given pump and plumbing will always outperform regardless of fluid temperature, CPU power, air temperature, etc. The factors that dictate one block's superiority over others has everything to do with block material and geometry and little to do with anything else.
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You are neglecting a very important fact about your setup. As fluid temps go down it's viscosity goes up. Depending on your choice of coolant, this could greatly effect your systems flow.

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As fluid temps go down it's viscosity goes up.
A very good point, though since he had stated -10 to -15°C I made the assumption he realized he would ultimately be using something other than 100% water.

Scott Gamble (r0ckstarbob) has a lot of data in a sticky and an article at overclockers about low temperature fluid alternatives. I don't agree with all of it, but it does contain lots of useful information and data. I also touched on the topic in an article for amdmb, though not in much detail.
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A very good point, though since he had stated -10 to -15°C I made the assumption he realized he would ultimately be using something other than 100% water.

Scott Gamble (r0ckstarbob) has a lot of data in a sticky and an article at overclockers about low temperature fluid alternatives. I don't agree with all of it, but it does contain lots of useful information and data. I also touched on the topic in an article for amdmb, though not in much detail.
I'm curious; which part did you not agree with?
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Lest anyone think I'm slinging mud, Scott and I have talked long before his article was posted and have talked since. What I say now I've already talked about with him.

Scott made a point of comparing "thermal differential", a ratio of a fluid's conductivity vs its specific heat, to determine the effectiveness of a particular fluid. While not unrelated, the simple fact is that flowrate (largely a function of viscosity) matters more than either fluid conductivity or specific heat when determining convection. If specific heat drops by 50%, that doesn't mean much considering pure water will carry 75 watts in 1°C delta-T at only 23 gph. At any reasonable flow, the specific heat of water is overkill. The fluid's conductivity will impact overall convection rate as conductivity plays a role in heat transfer through the boundary layer. Viscosity and velocity, however, determine the thickness of the boundary layer, which then dictates just how important conductivity really is. At our typical flow rates, conductivity just doesn't mean much compared to viscosity and flow velocity.

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Lest anyone think I'm slinging mud, Scott and I have talked long before his article was posted and have talked since. What I say now I've already talked about with him.

Scott made a point of comparing "thermal differential", a ratio of a fluid's conductivity vs its specific heat, to determine the effectiveness of a particular fluid. While not unrelated, the simple fact is that flowrate (largely a function of viscosity) matters more than either fluid conductivity or specific heat when determining convection. If specific heat drops by 50%, that doesn't mean much considering pure water will care 75 watts in 1°C delta-T at only 23 gph. At any reasonable flow, the specific heat of water is overkill. The fluid's conductivity will impact overall convection rate as conductivity plays a role in heat transfer through the boundary layer. Viscosity and velocity, however, determine the thickness of the boundary layer, which then dictates just how important conductivity really is. At our typical flow rates, conductivity just doesn't mean much compared to viscosity and flow velocity.
Hell, Sieder-Tate proves your point.

Nu=0.023* Re^0.8 * Pr^0.33

Where
Re = (V*D*rho/mu)
Pr = (Cp*mu/k)
Nu = (h*D/k)

Clearly the viscosity (mu) has a larger influence on the convective heat transfer coefficient (h) when compared to specific heat over conductive coefficient (Cp/k).

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Reynolds number (density*length*velocity/viscosity)
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Which wb's cooling charactaristics have you found to be describable by Sieder- Tate?

I have yet to employ Sieder-Tate successfully for any wb.
E.G.

Used Billa's data* and obtained Convection Coeff using my own Waterloo and Kryotherm Excel plots.
Dunno but possibly seeing a corruption of the Womac** correlation

* http://thermal-management-testing.com/white%20water.htm
** Referenced here: http://www.electronics-cooling.com/h...01_may_a2.html
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I'll let Alchemy answer for himself, but would say it's a question of qualitative vs quantitative. I was merely comparing the relevant importance of varied fluid properties and observing that viscosity has a higher impact than either specific heat or fluid conductivity. Recognizing the relative value of the properties is by no means the same as predicting results based on those properties.

I would also add that trying to determine a Reynolds number for waterblocks is quite questionable. Reynolds numbers for established flow fields are one thing, but given the non-continuous nature of fluid flow into/through a waterblock doesn't seem congruent with finding a Reynolds number.
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I'll let Alchemy answer for himself, but would say it's a question of qualitative vs quantitative. I was merely comparing the relevant importance of varied fluid properties and observing that viscosity has a higher impact than either specific heat or fluid conductivity. Recognizing the relative value of the properties is by no means the same as predicting results based on those properties.
That was my intent, yes. Given the shape of the block, I would expect intertial/viscious ratio (quantified by Re) to be even more important than in the S-T correlation.

Interestingly, Les proves my point. Look how much more dependent his data is on Re when compared to S-T. Again, reduction of viscious forces is more important than increase of thermal conduction.

And I agree that the quantification of Re is beyond our abilities here. The correlation still works, I'll bet, but it's likely the "characteristic diameter" is highly variable.

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