Pro/Forums - View Single Post

EMC2 · 02-23-2002, 04:34 PM

How thick is the base Fixitt?

General comments - basic method is good. Can't tell from those pics, but the recesses look to be too deep for optimal results in the "straight" runs of the channel. Other thing, the "spike" on the inside wall going into turn 2 shouldn't be there (or extend VERY little, on the order of 10 mils).

Remember, if the recesses in the straight portions of the channel are too deep or the protrusions stick out too far, you can end up creating stagnate conditions against the walls of the recesses.

Bad analogy - think of standing behind a crate against a wall in the wind. Close to the outside edge of the crate you still feel the wind. The farther from the edge you go towards the wall, the less you feel the wind. In the corner of the wall and crate you have almost no air movement. Then as you move along the wall away from the crate the wind starts picking back up.

02-23-2002, 04:34 PM	#91
EMC2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dark Side of the Moon Posts: 365	How thick is the base Fixitt? General comments - basic method is good. Can't tell from those pics, but the recesses look to be too deep for optimal results in the "straight" runs of the channel. Other thing, the "spike" on the inside wall going into turn 2 shouldn't be there (or extend VERY little, on the order of 10 mils). Remember, if the recesses in the straight portions of the channel are too deep or the protrusions stick out too far, you can end up creating stagnate conditions against the walls of the recesses. Bad analogy - think of standing behind a crate against a wall in the wind. Close to the outside edge of the crate you still feel the wind. The farther from the edge you go towards the wall, the less you feel the wind. In the corner of the wall and crate you have almost no air movement. Then as you move along the wall away from the crate the wind starts picking back up.