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metarinka · 04-04-2006, 09:32 AM

did some more math, and with no fins I get a surface area of 1.1 cu M or 12 cu ft which is 87% of the radiated surface area of one of those zalman "reserators" but mine is made out of thinner walled copper (not au) and my tube dia is 3/4" and flowing where as the zalman has a dia of 5.8" and it looks like no turbulence outside what ever the pump would create down at the bottom. Further more my rad design holds 1.97 times as much water as the reserator. which makes me think I can cut my res size down to what ever I can find that is convenient to use.

I can't find any performance numbers of the "reserator" but on paper it looks like I'll be getting at least similar cooling power or better, especially if I have some sort of flow through my rad.
any one know how those reserator's performed?

04-04-2006, 09:32 AM	#39
metarinka Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 34	Re: passive radiator design help needed did some more math, and with no fins I get a surface area of 1.1 cu M or 12 cu ft which is 87% of the radiated surface area of one of those zalman "reserators" but mine is made out of thinner walled copper (not au) and my tube dia is 3/4" and flowing where as the zalman has a dia of 5.8" and it looks like no turbulence outside what ever the pump would create down at the bottom. Further more my rad design holds 1.97 times as much water as the reserator. which makes me think I can cut my res size down to what ever I can find that is convenient to use. I can't find any performance numbers of the "reserator" but on paper it looks like I'll be getting at least similar cooling power or better, especially if I have some sort of flow through my rad. any one know how those reserator's performed?