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Unread 06-12-2005, 07:28 AM   #1
maxSaleen
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Default Frontal area rules?

You guys remember a while back when the PA160 was first concieved by Cath? I remember somewhere in that multi hundread post thread Cather said something to the efffect that frontal area is the primary determining factor in a radiators ability to dissipate heat. If this is the case, which I think we can all agree upon, I propose this:

Radiator stacking. Much like fan stacking but with two radiators being placed on either side of a fan. Obviously the cores would have to be very shallow, have a low fin count, and be properly shouded. The benefit would be the increased frontal area of having two cores exposed to airflow.

Here is an experiment I'm considering: take my existing BIP and buy an additonal one. Run the two in series each with its own fan. Then cut out some of the fins (~1/2) and have the cores "stacked" onto one fan. This is just a crude description of the experiment. Before going ahead with something I would have to lay down something more in line with the scientific method. I feel the need to contribute somehting to this site at some point.

The benefit of having such a setup would be increased perfomrance while using only one fan and while using only one 12cm opening on a case.

What do you guys think?
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