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Ruiner · 10-21-2003, 09:01 AM

If you've seen my rig in progress here: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=8086

you'll notice how close the pump inlet is to the rad. That distance will be shorter with the fan/ducting mod I'm working on, and getting the tubing to make 2 tight 90 turns over such a distance is impossible.

Putting a tall, cylindrical reservoir in place (inlet from rad on top, outlet to pump on bottom) would take care of this, although I could face the pump inlet the other way and loop the tube around.

My question: do full inline systems flow more than reservoir rigs? I've read that centrifugal pumps have minimal 'suction', but have also seen whirlpools in pump-mounted reservoirs (such as pH's article). That implies that there is some suction contributing to flow which would be lost in a reservoir. Which is correct?

I don't have a problem waiting a long time to bleed the system through a T-tube.

10-21-2003, 09:01 AM	#1
Ruiner Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Smyrna, FL Posts: 258	Question Re: reservoirs vs. inline If you've seen my rig in progress here: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=8086 you'll notice how close the pump inlet is to the rad. That distance will be shorter with the fan/ducting mod I'm working on, and getting the tubing to make 2 tight 90 turns over such a distance is impossible. Putting a tall, cylindrical reservoir in place (inlet from rad on top, outlet to pump on bottom) would take care of this, although I could face the pump inlet the other way and loop the tube around. My question: do full inline systems flow more than reservoir rigs? I've read that centrifugal pumps have minimal 'suction', but have also seen whirlpools in pump-mounted reservoirs (such as pH's article). That implies that there is some suction contributing to flow which would be lost in a reservoir. Which is correct? I don't have a problem waiting a long time to bleed the system through a T-tube.