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zee bee · 02-14-2005, 11:21 AM

What is the effect on water velocity in a cooling loop if it is split by a "Y" splitter?

Perhaps this will help elucidate my question a little bit better:

Consider a 3 barb block like the RBX or WW. Is the water exiting each of the two outlet barbs with the same velocity as the inlet barb? Or is it exiting with half of the original velocity through one tube and half through the other.

The latter is a point a friend of mine brought up in a discussion of loops running in parallel with blocks, such as impingement blocks, that benefit from high water velocity. It doesn't make much sense to me. I think the velocity is constant throughout the whole loop.

Any thoughts?

02-14-2005, 11:21 AM	#1
zee bee Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 14	Water velocity question What is the effect on water velocity in a cooling loop if it is split by a "Y" splitter? Perhaps this will help elucidate my question a little bit better: Consider a 3 barb block like the RBX or WW. Is the water exiting each of the two outlet barbs with the same velocity as the inlet barb? Or is it exiting with half of the original velocity through one tube and half through the other. The latter is a point a friend of mine brought up in a discussion of loops running in parallel with blocks, such as impingement blocks, that benefit from high water velocity. It doesn't make much sense to me. I think the velocity is constant throughout the whole loop. Any thoughts?