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BrianW · 09-21-2003, 07:15 PM

I am very intersted in this concept. I believe it can help to increase flow in the whole system, therefore lowering temperatures.

This system is intended for setups with multiple waterblocks. When you have a single pump system, you are forced to either suffer low flow of entire run by running your blocks in series, or by lowering certian parts of blocks by running in paralel. This makes for greater overall flow, but causes lower flow in the paralel runs. By running multiple pumps/loops, you serve to increade flow rates, and also reduce pressure.

What I am thinking of is having multiple loops/pumps to increase flow in those runs. There will be a common reservoir to exchange water flows.

So the first type of setup I am thinking of is one with 3 waterblocks, and a large 2 pass heater core. I want to have one run consist of a pump and the heatercore. The other run will be the second pump and 3 blocks in series. I believe this would give better flow than any other setup with three blocks and a heatercore. Obviously you do not want pumps that will add a great deal of heat to the system, which is not hard because the different loops will be less restrictive, than if you put them all in one loop. I was thinking the new Swiftech pumps would be great for this application.

Thoughts/comments?

BrianW

09-21-2003, 07:15 PM	#1
BrianW Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Desert City in California Posts: 631	Dual Pumps, Dual Loops, Single Reservoir. I am very intersted in this concept. I believe it can help to increase flow in the whole system, therefore lowering temperatures. This system is intended for setups with multiple waterblocks. When you have a single pump system, you are forced to either suffer low flow of entire run by running your blocks in series, or by lowering certian parts of blocks by running in paralel. This makes for greater overall flow, but causes lower flow in the paralel runs. By running multiple pumps/loops, you serve to increade flow rates, and also reduce pressure. What I am thinking of is having multiple loops/pumps to increase flow in those runs. There will be a common reservoir to exchange water flows. So the first type of setup I am thinking of is one with 3 waterblocks, and a large 2 pass heater core. I want to have one run consist of a pump and the heatercore. The other run will be the second pump and 3 blocks in series. I believe this would give better flow than any other setup with three blocks and a heatercore. Obviously you do not want pumps that will add a great deal of heat to the system, which is not hard because the different loops will be less restrictive, than if you put them all in one loop. I was thinking the new Swiftech pumps would be great for this application. Thoughts/comments? BrianW __________________ Water Cooled Inwin Q500 (Dual Rads: Rad1 = DTEK Pro Core \| Rad2 = Blick Ice Estreme, Hydor L30, Dangerden Maze2, Bay Res Typhoon Reservoir, 1/2 " DD Tygon Thick Wall Hose). Flow: Res, Pump, CPU watervlock, Y into both rads, both rads into res independently. Athlon XP 1800+ (@ 1731 - 150mhz fsb.), on a Asus A7N266-c, and a Radeon 9000 *waiting for RMA'd Saphire 9800 ultra from Newegg)