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WATER-COOLED DEVICES
5.1.8 Typical pressure drop of the heat sink with water
• Thecurvecharacteristicshownbelowappliestoaowtemperatureof25°Canda
glycolcontentof52%.
• Ifhigherowtemperaturesareused,thepressuredropinthesystemdecreases.
• This also applies to cooling media such as water or another glycol mixture
• AglycolmixturefromClariantinaratioof52%or33%isrecommended.
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12,5
15
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q / l /min
p / bar
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Working area
Figure 34: Typical pressure drop depending on the volume ow