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I'm no rad expert either... are we to assume the fins do little to actually aid in heat transfer?
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I've always thought that the exposed surface of the tubes would transfer more heat than the fins. One might find some validation of this theory by looking at the c/w of the PA160 and a similar size HC with a substantially higher FPI (both using very high flow fans so as to negate the core depth difference to a degree).
It would be interesting to take a BIP, cut out all of the fins, and see how it performs. Another interesting experiment would be to make a rad with no fins and more tubes.
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The way you have it in the first post on the right you are covering up already used surface area and adding a layer of resistance. I don't think covering up metal with more metal would work to well for optimal heat transfer.
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This is exactly what I was thinking. I can't imagine anyone doing this, so I assumed that the perpendicular fins would soldered INDIVIDUALLY. This would greatly increase the cost of production.