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arcsylver · 08-21-2003, 09:29 AM

Hmmm, Turbulators huh?

I was wondering about something similar using a coil of house grade copper wire wound and inserted into the straight tubes of the radiator.

I guess you would have to make sure the coils are open enough to allow the water to tumble over them but still allow for good surface contact with the outer wall of the tubing.

Or possibly wound around a length of smallr diameter tubing then inserted to force the water to spiral around the inner tube along the outer walls.

On a side note I wonder if putting such a thing into the tube feeding a water block inlet would help in cooling at that end?

08-21-2003, 09:29 AM	#17
arcsylver Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: State of insanity Posts: 101	Hmmm, Turbulators huh? I was wondering about something similar using a coil of house grade copper wire wound and inserted into the straight tubes of the radiator. I guess you would have to make sure the coils are open enough to allow the water to tumble over them but still allow for good surface contact with the outer wall of the tubing. Or possibly wound around a length of smallr diameter tubing then inserted to force the water to spiral around the inner tube along the outer walls. On a side note I wonder if putting such a thing into the tube feeding a water block inlet would help in cooling at that end? __________________ Been Building these things since the IBM XT and I aint about to stop now!!! Prescott 2.8Ghz @ 3.08Ghz ECS 865PE-A Mobo Corsair 768 MB PC3200 DDR HP CD-Writer 9300 Maxtor 30 GB ATA Danger Den RBX 1957 Chevy Brass Radiator Danner Mag 7 Rackmounted Dual Blower w/Thermostat All this in a 4' Server cabinet Last edited by arcsylver; 08-21-2003 at 09:41 AM.