Hi Axly!
If it hasn't been done before, Welcome to Pro/Cooling!
I found your block originally on OCAU, but as I remember, you presented it as a copper elbow soldered to a plate.
It would work, not argument there.
I think you'll catch more flack from lack of originality, than praises for simplifying Cathar's Concept block. I for one, believe that the barbs at 45 degrees is an excellent idea.
The elbow has been done before, but not with fins in the center area. The point to remember from Cathar's concept, is that the flow must be forced through the fins, and not be allowed to flow over them. I believe that the original idea that you presented didn't make that clear.
The baseplate does provide stability. It may be called "lack of effort" to try to minimize the size of the baseplate, to its very minimal values, but then the scraps may be useless, and would only involve more cutting.
The thing to keep in mind is that the block may also be used (or adapted) to a TEC, and your design most certainly will not allow this. Some people may also put on their own clamping devices, and again, your design limits this, to a certain extent.
Still, nice work.
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