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Originally posted by asymmetric:
First, about the DH3..
I was just wondering why the send and return lines were bundled together.. just seems to me you'd get a fair amount of heat transfer between the lines with then strapped together like that.
-asym
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The way its worked is ALL the cold runs to teh CPU's or the 3rd loop, are not bundled with the hot runs. Silicone is not the worlds best conductor of heat so I am not too worried about "transfering heat like that. Yes the bundle will be hot, but its meant to be that way.
Your ideas about a heat exchanger are good, but may need to be refined a bit. You need to use something with more surface area to cool the coolant then just a flat pipe. I am thinking more along the lines of a special waterblock just for that. ( Like the one Kev has from Danger Den, or the ones OCWC sells.
You also will need to work on having a perfect airflow past hose HSF's cause if they cant push the heat away fast enough, your pelts will just barely be working on the coolant and may generate more heat then anything. The way its been done in the past is:
Sandwich the pelts in 2 blocks, one to super cool the coolant to the CPU, the other to carry heat away to the hot side. ( i did an article about this once... lemme look for it)
OK I went and cleaned it up and RE-posted my orgininal TritiumTech.com water cooling project, it covers the pelt/ heat exchanger cooling techniques.
Go to
http://www.ProCooling.com/ttech
enjoy!
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