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Originally posted by Althornin
Sure, but it would work BETTER if you had the input of the resevoir farther above the output - giving more time for air bubles to rise. As it is now, because water into resevoir=water out of resevoir, vast majority of water is sucked right back into the nearby outlet before the bubbles can rise.
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As I explained, the incoming flow is divided in two streams:
The little upgoing stream to the reservoir is the one that actually traps air.
The big downgoing stream simply goes back to the pump.
I didn't want the complete flow to pass through the reservoir, in which case the air bubbles are sucked back into the outlet (I tried)
I observed the movement of the water and the air bells in the reservoir with a torch (when the coolant was still milky):
I can see tiny bubbles coming out of the T, going up and turning around slowly, but I don't see bubbles being sucked back in the T.
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figure you have a max of what, maybe a liter or two in your system? And your flow rate is prolly 4lpm, maybe more - just a non-informed guesstimate (WAG) - so your water must pass through the "Air trap" 120 times to rid itself of air?
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Yes my flowrate is about 4.40 liter/minute (actually between 4.39 and 4.41). I have two 20mm T's and TEN 90° turns (3x 20mm PVC & 7x 15mm copper) in the circuit. I don't mind about the losses, I prefer a neat tubing above big bends, and anyway I use a Eheim 1250:
What is ONE hour in a watercooling lifetime?
The curing of your thermal paste takes MUCH longer...
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Your design is adequate, and looks very nice - but it is far from optimal.
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Nothing is perfect...
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