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tok3n · 07-17-2003, 01:45 AM

I'm a bit confused. Is it better to have a higher number of passes in a radiator or lower number of passes?

It seems that more passes would allow the water to be cooled more, but with a single pass, water is forced thru all the tubes on one shot so it would seem the same in cooling.

07-17-2003, 01:45 AM	#1
tok3n Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: US Posts: 29	Number of Passes in a radiator I'm a bit confused. Is it better to have a higher number of passes in a radiator or lower number of passes? It seems that more passes would allow the water to be cooled more, but with a single pass, water is forced thru all the tubes on one shot so it would seem the same in cooling. Last edited by tok3n; 07-17-2003 at 04:46 AM.