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myv65 · 02-06-2003, 10:53 AM

FWIW, if you look at a hypothetical example of 2 gpm and a pressure drop through the block of 25 inches of water (7.6 lpm, 6221 Pa), the related power is only ~0.78 watts. That may be representative of a fairly high-flow, low-restriction block. Doubling the delta-P doubles the energy to ~1.6 watts. In this general range, all the blocks on the graph fall within 0.02 °C/W (or about 1.2°C for a 60 watt load).

Better to merely forget such minor details and simply buy the only block that really stands out from the rest, and it isn't on the above graphs.

02-06-2003, 10:53 AM	#7
myv65 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: home Posts: 365	FWIW, if you look at a hypothetical example of 2 gpm and a pressure drop through the block of 25 inches of water (7.6 lpm, 6221 Pa), the related power is only ~0.78 watts. That may be representative of a fairly high-flow, low-restriction block. Doubling the delta-P doubles the energy to ~1.6 watts. In this general range, all the blocks on the graph fall within 0.02 °C/W (or about 1.2°C for a 60 watt load). Better to merely forget such minor details and simply buy the only block that really stands out from the rest, and it isn't on the above graphs.