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quote: Originally posted by BO(V)BZ Redleader: You are off in your calculations. You calculated based on a 1/2 radius tube, not half inch diameter. Assuming everything else is the same, you'd have the second processor being .62*C hotter. BO(V)BZ
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Well, that does make the series plumbing for the CPU's a bit less attractive, but I'm still not that worried about it, as it seems to me that other issues might still give bigger differences.
Either way, for reasons I mentioned earlier, I will still be splitting the output of my pump into multiple circuits, and perhaps the question should be rephrased....
Given that ANY kind of plumbing fixture will have a negative impact on flow rate, which of the following is WORSE?
The Manifold (note output number and placement is only a guess for illustration purpose only, I might put in several outlets)
............_______________________________
...........|...............................|
...........|........Manifold chamber.......|
-----------|....(approx 1.5" d X 3" L......|
IN (1/2"d or larger).......................|
____________...............................|
...........|...............................|
...........|...............................|
...........------|......|-------|...|------|
.................|..out.|.......|out|
.................|.1/2".|.......|1/4"|
Or the T fitting:
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IN (1/2"d)..........................OUT (1/2"d)
------------------|....|----------------------
..................|out.|
..................|1/4"|
Bonus question: What if there are several T fittings in a row?
Now I will be the first to admit my understanding of flow dynamics is not great. However my take on it is that the manifold is better, especially if there are multiple outlets.
To (mis)use the electrical analogy here, I see the manifold chamber acting in some ways like a battery or capacitor, it takes the flow from the pump and 'charges' to the pump pressure, then acts in it's own right as the pressure source that supplies the different outlets, where as the "T" fitting is like a spliced junction in an electrical wire that just pulls power off the main line, and adds some impedance losses.
Does what I say make any sense, or is my understanding full of bovine byproduct???
Gooserider