How does radiator work??

[wong93]

how does the radiator in water cooling setup work?? cause when you look at it it's just a numerous layers of fins or something ,idk what it's called, and how can the water pass through to be cooled?? someone please explain to me thanks

 

[mansfield]

same way a heatsink works, heat is evenly distributed using conduction through the metal and then using convection the air takes heat from the metal. hopefully I said it simple enough.

 

[mansfield]

 

[Motopsychojdn]

+1, nice response Mansfield, Your fans blow air through the fins cooling them, and taking the heat from, if you look closer Op you will see the larger flattened tubes running the length of the rad, thats what the fins are mounted onto
Moto

 

[wong93]

http://www.cooldirect.ca/catalog/images/tubes_fins.jpg

awesome answer,thanks!

 

[wong93]

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[rubix_1011]

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