For those in the know on the subject of waterblock design, some questions...

[Kayin]

Well, I've spent quite a bit of time researching and planning, as well as throwing out ideas one after another on technical feasibility, but here's my first (I believe) solid design...

I've got a few pictures of the design, as well as the .skp files, but I'm concerned about surface area, as in do I have enough in enough right areas... I've got another idea I'll probably draw up tonight based on a modified maze, but it's a few hours off, at least.

Hopefully I've absorbed enough around here to design something that's not crap... ...and to boot, I'll be showing rev. 2 of my reservoir soon enough, when I get the front tapped for its faceplate bolts.

At any rate, here they are, please be kind, I've never tried anything like this before...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/WaterblockBase.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/Waterblock1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/Waterblock2.jpg

[Senater_Cache]

why the inlet chamber?

you have to think about routing the water through as much of the block with as little restriction as possible whilst providing maximum surface area for the water to strike....that is why swiftech matrix design works so well.

I would make the inlet shoot directly at the center (ie move the barb to the center) if you are going for any kind of impignment.
kind of like the top design on the right, but with the barb over the "jet" holes.

you probably dont need the holes as you are not really providing anything specific for jets to strike. but only a test or a simulation can be sure.

there are a lot of knowledgable people on the subject here, you will find good advice, if not...try procooling.com


I would start with something simpler like really thin rows of fins (whitewater-ish) or a pin matrix (mp blocks)
good luck.

[Kayin]

Well, one of the reasons I didn't go for the fins or simple pins was the fact that those designs are simply not as effective as jet impingement/complex pin grid arrays. Also, as I already have plans as to how the blocks are to be made (casting, not CNC) I'm not nearly as arsed over "simplicity of manufacturing", I'm more interested in the feasibility of designs and whether or not they are worth pursuing...

[sick_g4m3r]

I like it! Thats really innovative and should be interesting. The inlet chamber will kill flow though, and an inlet at the center would be better. Lets see your other designs.

[Angry Beaver]

I think this may work better as a 3 barb design, otherwise you have a huge tract of dead heatsink.