Koolance Plate Heat Exchangers

[n00b 0f l337]

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin....php?cPath=119

Just noticed this...

I know from my phase point of you, well, I have uses.

But what does Koolance use plate heat exchangers for??

[ChielScape]

they dont. "you" do. the people who buy them. for anything you wish.
for example, a bong. a know downside is how due to it being open to air, lots of nasties can get into it, etc, etc. by using this heat exchanger to chill the water in your loop by hooking it to your bong, you wont get any crap in your blocks.

[Hondacity]

if you have an external loop...say outside house loop for cool water...

or if you have a pool or bong...

use the plate heat exchanger ...to cool your computer loop...

[n00b 0f l337]

That's true, I was very surprised that they offered that, as well as offered it in a nickel plated showey version.

[Hondacity]

its plated coz its steel...

[Spawn-Inc]

they use them in two of their power supplies.

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...t.php?cPath=79

don't know whats in the psu loop though.

[DeanB]

its plated coz its steel...

Its stainless steel, it will not react with anything.

[Hondacity]

i stand corrected...stainless steel ..this don't rust

**apologies for mis info **

[DeanB]

i stand corrected...stainless steel ..this don't rust

**apologies for mis info **

We can't use copper as the plate metal because of all the brazing that is done. But it shouldn't really matter in these.

[Noisy]

this does come in handy as I am just about to make my own heat exchange coil. Looking forward for one under the X'mas tree

[Utnorris]

Interesting.

[Fafeifa]

i guess is a must if you want to run some koolance systems that have aluminum with your nice and shiny copper plates

[overclocking101]

lol misinformed much?

[Hondacity]

i guess is a must if you want to run some koolance systems that have aluminum with your nice and shiny copper plates

excellent idea

lol misinformed much?

[Waterlogged]

lol misinformed much?

I take it you missed this gem?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...10&postcount=7

[Spawn-Inc]

i stand corrected...stainless steel ..this don't rust

**apologies for mis info **

well not so much since you did say steal, just missed the stainless

We can't use copper as the plate metal because of all the brazing that is done. But it shouldn't really matter in these.

assuming you can say, why do you use these in your psu's?

[Fafeifa]

I take it you missed this gem?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...10&postcount=7

Regardless whether is machined or not, the finish is horrible and i wouldn't be very happy to pay $100 for that and find such a mess inside. If this was truly machined at least Dean would of say something.

Stainless Steel do rust FYI there isn't anything truly anti rust in a steel form unless you go exotic metals. Well to each of their own go ahead and have fun mixing metals and magic potion liquid mixes.

[DeanB]

assuming you can say, why do you use these in your psu's?

The PSU is sealed because the liquid inside is very heavy, very expensive, and evaporates very fast. So in order to transfer the heat form that liquid to your cooling system this is used.

[DeathWalking]

i stand corrected...stainless steel ..this don't rust

**apologies for mis info **

No. Stainless steel can rust. In general, it is much harder to rust than normal, usually because of high chromium levels (rarely, they use potassium). In the limited scope to which we subject stainless steel, it may not rust -- that, I don't know. But generally speaking, no metal with iron in it that is exposed to oxygen is "rust-proof".

[Hondacity]

No. Stainless steel can rust. In general, it is much harder to rust than normal, usually because of high chromium levels (rarely, they use potassium). In the limited scope to which we subject stainless steel, it may not rust -- that, I don't know. But generally speaking, no metal with iron in it that is exposed to oxygen is "rust-proof".

agree

[Utnorris]

i guess is a must if you want to run some koolance systems that have aluminum with your nice and shiny copper plates

Really? Really?

Have we not moved past the whole "Koolance has aluminium" debate? The fittings that had issues was a year ago. Their latest rads are made out of copper. Seriously, if you don't like Koolance, then don't buy it, but get your facts straight. I am sure we can dig up issues from every manufacturer including BP, EK, Swiftech, DD and so on.

[Spawn-Inc]

Really? Really?

Have we not moved past the whole "Koolance has aluminium" debate? The fittings that had issues was a year ago. Their latest rads are made out of copper. Seriously, if you don't like Koolance, then don't buy it, but get your facts straight. I am sure we can dig up issues from every manufacturer including BP, EK, Swiftech, DD and so on.

yup, i once really disliked koolance for all the aluminum, but i am very happy they took peoples requests and concerns and changed to copper.

and they seem to have the money, or time to make all these neat products at a decent price.

[Utnorris]

Don't get me wrong, I do not have a preference for any manufactures, I have used most of them and really like all of them, competition is good. When they screw up, they should be called out. It's not that a manufacture screws up, but how they handle it that really tells you about the company and their commitment to their customers. But there is also a point at which you just have to let it go and consider it a past mistake. If you can't let it go, therapy is always an option.

As far as this heat exchanger goes, I can see water chillers using them so that you do not have to run anti-freeze through your blocks. I can also see it being used for TEC setups or where you place a radiator outside in the snow, use some QD's and you just connect when you want to bench. I do not see any phase people using these, pretty or not.

[Hondacity]

Really? Really?

Have we not moved past the whole "Koolance has aluminium" debate? The fittings that had issues was a year ago. Their latest rads are made out of copper. Seriously, if you don't like Koolance, then don't buy it, but get your facts straight. I am sure we can dig up issues from every manufacturer including BP, EK, Swiftech, DD and so on.

he said that ...prolly coz one user bought a koolance complete system..with an alu rad...

this thing will be a good bridge for his all copper parts...

its all good...

[skinnee]

Don't get me wrong, I do not have a preference for any manufactures, I have used most of them and really like all of them, competition is good. When they screw up, they should be called out. It's not that a manufacture screws up, but how they handle it that really tells you about the company and their commitment to their customers. But there is also a point at which you just have to let it go and consider it a past mistake. If you can't let it go, therapy is always an option.

As far as this heat exchanger goes, I can see water chillers using them so that you do not have to run anti-freeze through your blocks. I can also see it being used for TEC setups or where you place a radiator outside in the snow, use some QD's and you just connect when you want to bench. I do not see any phase people using these, pretty or not.