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Unread 03-29-2006, 05:26 PM   #8
bobo5195
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Default Re: Water Flow Characteristics

you can do abit but trust me its not simple.

Best thing to do is a thought experiment. Imagine how the flow goes in your head, avoid sharp edges and expansions/ contractions. More surface area is a good thing, more velocity near a surface is a good thing. From that you get tightly spaced fins. you start thinking the fins should be very thin, but wait heat can't get to the top then. So the fins have to be a good size etc etc.

If there was a magic bullet that was easy for these things someone would of tried it a long long time ago.
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