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Formula for determining the heat dissipation of a radiator
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[QUOTE="Daringpear, post: 5496126, member: 595487"] Are there any equations out there which can calculate the heat dissipation of a water-cooled radiator with a fan on it? I would assume some of the variables would include: -Volume of the radiator (240 x 199 x 45mm)=2149200mm^3 -Specific heat of water ([I]4.187 kJ/kgK)[/I] -Specific heat of the copper radiator fins (0.385 kJ/kgK) [I]-[/I]ΔT between the temperature of the coolant (variable we are solving for), and the ambient air temperature (lets assume 20 degrees C) -Rate at which air moves over the radiator fins (3.115 cubic meters/minute) -Rate at which water moves through the fins (3.785 Liters/minute) -Energy being dumped into the system (500 watt heat source) Ultimately what I want to accomplish, is find out if said radiator can adequately radiate 500W of heat (ΔT of less than 40 degrees C[I])[/I] in an ideal environment. Is there some equation into which I can plug these variables? Did I leave anything out? [/QUOTE]
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