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bobkoure · 04-04-2006, 09:51 PM

no, no - 1046s cavitating due to this reservoir.
It was badly designed, but probably didn't cause a lot of trouble with a 1046 pushing water through a fairly restrictive innovatek block via 8mm ID tubing. So maybe "bad design" is a bit harsh - maybe more like "design not applicable to what folks in the US would consider to be "normal" flow rates"...

The cavity on the aluminum reservoirs was cylindrical, and the inlet was on the side - if you wanted to make something cavitate on purpose, all you'd need to do additionally would be to angle the inlet a little bit. Further, the nosepiece of a 1046 (or 1048) would protrude into the center of the cylinder (so if you had a whirlpool happening the pump inlet would be right where there was air).

The second one's good, though (if you're using a pump that fits). The cavity is square (well, irregular, but square corners and planar surfaces) and the inlet comes in from the top.

04-04-2006, 09:51 PM	#10
bobkoure Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA - Boston area Posts: 798	Re: Cavitation or Airleak? no, no - 1046s cavitating due to this reservoir. It was badly designed, but probably didn't cause a lot of trouble with a 1046 pushing water through a fairly restrictive innovatek block via 8mm ID tubing. So maybe "bad design" is a bit harsh - maybe more like "design not applicable to what folks in the US would consider to be "normal" flow rates"... The cavity on the aluminum reservoirs was cylindrical, and the inlet was on the side - if you wanted to make something cavitate on purpose, all you'd need to do additionally would be to angle the inlet a little bit. Further, the nosepiece of a 1046 (or 1048) would protrude into the center of the cylinder (so if you had a whirlpool happening the pump inlet would be right where there was air). The second one's good, though (if you're using a pump that fits). The cavity is square (well, irregular, but square corners and planar surfaces) and the inlet comes in from the top.