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Originally posted by Cathar
Also, remember that thermal convection drops off fairly quickly outside of the main impingement region, even if the flow rate is increased, so by bounding each region and surrounding it with other regions, we actually get a more uniform heat dissipation spread.
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That is tied in with the size of the jet and all other variables but what I am getting at, are the cup walls limiting the size of the stagnation zone? Higher flow rate against the copper always is better (let's call this the generic benefit of velocity) but in this stagnation area the benefit is huge in comparison. How sure are you that there is no room for improvement? The idea of horizontal parallel tubes cutting into the cups still has me intrigued. The copper in that region is basically wasted realestate in a honeycombed array. Relieving the pressure in each cup may show further improvement by allowing a larger stagnation region to form if all else is fine tuned properly.
I realize you are at rev 2 but come on don't stop now.
