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BillA · 10-04-2002, 09:21 AM

well, I gave Steve something to chew on in this post

we shall see

but the response from 'the kiddies' has been predictable;
whatever technical criticisms one may have about the article, it sure was effective for their audience

Birrman54
I neglected to answer your water temp question
inlet and outlet is not useful as it will reflect the applied heat load
(i.e. the same for all wbs at that load)
what is most necessary is the wb inlet temp as that is the basis for wb comparisons
and the resolution and accuracy of this measurement will define everything else you do

EDIT: an addendum to the wb coolant inlet temp 'importance'
the problem you will encounter is maintaining the inlet at a constant 'set point'
the desireability of such is to enable the comparison of test results without numerous corrections, offsets, adjustments, etc
and its not so easy to hold the inlet temp constant even over the duration of a single test
forget not -> steady state conditions

10-04-2002, 09:21 AM	#112
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	well, I gave Steve something to chew on in this post we shall see but the response from 'the kiddies' has been predictable; whatever technical criticisms one may have about the article, it sure was effective for their audience Birrman54 I neglected to answer your water temp question inlet and outlet is not useful as it will reflect the applied heat load (i.e. the same for all wbs at that load) what is most necessary is the wb inlet temp as that is the basis for wb comparisons and the resolution and accuracy of this measurement will define everything else you do EDIT: an addendum to the wb coolant inlet temp 'importance' the problem you will encounter is maintaining the inlet at a constant 'set point' the desireability of such is to enable the comparison of test results without numerous corrections, offsets, adjustments, etc and its not so easy to hold the inlet temp constant even over the duration of a single test forget not -> steady state conditions Last edited by BillA; 10-04-2002 at 09:31 AM.