Rich,
I finally found Water Wetter on the manufacturers website last nite and read
about it. Keep in mind this company makes lubricants. It said that water wetter
reduces the surface tension of the water where it meets the hot surfaces and
reduces the size of any bubbles. This gives more area of contact for the water
to whatevers being cooled. Their tests showed about a 10 deg. F drop from 210
Deg. F using straight water if I recall the test correctly. They also explained
that running a 50%/50% water glycol mix cut the cooling ability by X2. This
water wetter dropped that mix 20 deg. F from 220 deg. F. My guess is that its
some sort of really thin oil or a synthetic which acts like a soap. You can mix
soap with bug spray when spraying plants to reduce surface tension and make the
bug spray stick to the plant.
Best,
Will
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On 3/11/05 at 5:57 AM R. Measures wrote:
>On Mar 10, 2005, at 8:27 PM, Will Matney wrote:
>
>> Joe,
>>
>> Correct, they make those copper blocks now to water cool aluminum heat
>> sinks. I think there's about 2-3 heatsink manufacturers making them
>> now, Thermalloy being one. This brings up several electronic items,
>> tube and transistor amps plus super cooling voltage regulator
>> assemblies. The water wetter sounds like a good idea and I'm curious
>> myself what's in it to increase the heat transfer.
>
>Also, if "Water Wetter" turns out to be electrically conductive, it may
>not be wonderful for an anode coolant.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Will
>>
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>> On 3/10/05 at 10:55 PM Joe Subich, K4IK wrote:
>>
>>> Will writes:
>>>>
>>>> Personally, I dont see anything wrong with the posts as they
>>>> pertain directly to water cooled tubes. If some addative can
>>>> be used to cool a tube better, this is an amp forum, and it
>>>> should be discussed. This especially if the addative can
>>>> prolong the life of a very expensive tube.
>>>
>>> Neither do I see a problem. Fact is, by this time next year
>>> I expect to see a water cooled solid state amplifier available
>>> at Dayton. There should be some 120 - 200 volt transistors
>>> available at a reasonable price per watt by then the problem
>>> will be keeping them cool with a typical heatsink/fan. A
>>> water cooled substrate (copper block) with a small closed loop
>>> system would make for a very nice package.
>>>
>>> I hope we see some 1500 Watt (CW) output 100% duty cycle solid
>>> state amps (4 transistors) at reasonable prices (competitive
>>> with the Ameritron, TenTec, Commander, etc.) within the next
>>> two or three years.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> ... Joe, K4IK
>>>
>>>
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