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bigben2k · 07-19-2002, 05:10 PM

Good find Jim!

Hum... ok, so for practical purposes, considering what we use here, what surface area should a rad have, where +/- 20% of the surface yields little difference?

Wouldn't increasing the flow rate cover for the lack of size of a rad?

How can we roughly calculate the surface area of a heatercore?

How does finned tubing fit into all this?

I've got more questions than answers!

07-19-2002, 05:10 PM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Good find Jim! Hum... ok, so for practical purposes, considering what we use here, what surface area should a rad have, where +/- 20% of the surface yields little difference? Wouldn't increasing the flow rate cover for the lack of size of a rad? How can we roughly calculate the surface area of a heatercore? How does finned tubing fit into all this? I've got more questions than answers! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101