Experimental radiator \build log!!!

toolmaker_03

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well here are the radiators, my problem is the configuration of them, simply too many possibilities, so if you could find the time to give your opinions, I would really appreciate it.
I also need advice on a type of shroud for the radiators, the purpose is to inshore good air flow through the radiator.
and lastly how to attach the fans to the radiators?



all advice is welcome and thank you

 
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I don't use a flow meter, never have, never will.

Having a picture of a flow meter does nothing to support a finding, especially when you cannot be 100% conclusive that it is reading correctly or you are accurately converting what is being reported. Does the flow meter registering on the pump without restriction show a flow rate that is close to the rated flow of the pump with your conversion?

If so, great, but if so, you're still running lower than 1.0 gpm on your loop, meaning your delta-T MUST be offset to calculate your cooling potential. Meaning - you have to over-rad to accomplish the same cooling ability that you could achieve with a higher flow. Adding cost of 3x 360 radiators ($60, example) starts to get expensive...



it's 1/4 in copper so I was planning to use 3/8 in OD 1/4 in ID plastic tubing what would you suggest?

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I have 12 now, I didn't think that 6 was enough. so your saying 6 in parallel with 6, first split the main line coming in into two lines, than recombine after the radiators, as it travels back to the main case.
 
I'm still wondering how restrictive all those radiators will be in any configuration.

Remember, when a normal watercooling radiator has flow through it, the inlet tank collects the incoming water and then splits it to many parallel flowing channels, or tubes. It then flows into the end tank, 'around the corner' at that end and back through an equivalent number of channels before collecting in the outlet tank.

These radiators have a single path all the way through the rad, bending and twisting along a single channel. Then repeat several times more for as many you have in the setup.

It would be comparable to a 6 lane super highway and a single lane road, both trying to carry the exact same amount of traffic at the same speeds. The 6 lane superhighway will allow cars to move at high speeds along many parallel channels in the same direction. If you attempt to have the same amount of traffic on a single lane highway, there is a lot of restriction and all traffic is dependent on what is in front in order to progress.
 


so than your saying have the line split 12 times, 1 split for each rad than recombine after the rads back to 1 line.
 



I could make a block out of copper like that than Sauder hard lines with fittings for the tubing
 
ok, I went and did the math, and I would need 4 to get equivalent cubic inch as a 3/8 in ID line. so I built a couple of proto types to see how it would flow, and putting 5 rads together gives the same return pressure as a single 3/8 in ID line. putting 6 rads together it drops a little bit, but at 4 its worse. go figure.
 
did anyone notice that the openings of the radiator is on its side and not on its face - this would cause the channel of airflow to be quiet limited ... or maybe attach 3 rad ontop of each other and have a fan attached to its side.

those rads look - coppery!
 


thats a good idea, sense it looks like I will be paralleling 6 on 6 maybe even 6 high with 2 fans. but how to attach the fans?
 


I am considering a liquid rubber to bond the fan frames directly to the radiators, I will need to build a form to keep the rubber from running while it hardens do you have any suggestions on types of rubber i could use or good material for the frames that the rubber won't bond to?
 


my other idea is to make circles out of copper tubing jest large enough to catch the 4 corners of the fan, than soldering the circle to the radiators making a pop in fitting for the fans, no screws needed. than cutting rubber frames that fit the bottom of the fan frames. than attaching that to the fans with some silicone, easy to remove later so I can replace the fans. but hard to make, without crushing the copper tubing in the process, it's a tight turn.
 
What is the purpose? I could not find it here.

Is it for a single CPU?

Keep in mind that radiators still need FANS to blow through them to be effective. I'm trying to visualize a setup that makes sense and I simply can't with 6 coolers.

If I was going to water-cool a CPU I'd likely use a Corsair H100 (2x120mm) with a supported case.

I think you will find this problem much more difficult than you thought, but I applaud you for trying.

(You may wish to invest in a rubber mat that prevents water from going on the floor.)