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Originally posted by ck42:
Funny you mention this. Part of my water cooled rig is going to be a rotameter inline (of course) with the coolant flow. I will either get one with a valve built in or install one seperately. I plan on running tests with the coolant flowing at different rates and then taking temp measurements.
I imagine the optimal flow rates will be different for just about every type of setup out there. There seems to be several control variable that would affect this optimal flow rate.
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Yep been pondering this for a day now here are teh variables I have come up with:
Case Type
CPU
Coolant Runs ( straight, thight turns)
Amount of Coolant
Radiator size
water block type, size and composition
hose diameter
pump GPH
Pump static pressure max
fitting sizes
coolant mix
Ambient enviroment
Fans on the radiators
So if you build 2 cases the exact same but any 1 of them are different your exact "sweet spot" may be a lil off. also after time if you dont use water wetter or some anti corrosion agent, fittings will clog with crap and your flow will drop by a heck of a lot.
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