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IK KAN DUS CONCLUDEREN DAT OP KWIK NA,
WATER MET WATERWETTER DE BESTE VLOEISTOF VOOR DE "WC" IS.
Kwik gaat niemand gebruiken natuurlijk (behalve wat felle Japanners).
Zie onderstaande "benchmark" op overclockers.com (bedankt voor de link Devster!!)
Op overclockers.com is een uitgebreide test uitgevoerd (dankje Devster).
De conclusie is dat water met WaterWetter (bijna) niet te overtreffen is:
WaterWetter decreases the freezing point by ONE degree and improves performance in a car up to 15% by breaking up the surface tension. I haven't gone into the issue of additives in your coolant, but basically how it boils down is that additives should be considered just that - an additive, something extra, a way to possibly add a small edge to your performance curve, in the range of 3%-5%.
It's not anything you can take to the bank however and doesn't even come close be being "superior" in any fashion of the word. These two topics aren't even in the same ballpark. Additives are just that - extra.
Some questions about the methanol mixture:
- When it's mixed with water 33/66, is there any chance of this being flammable?
- Are there any special considerations in terms of tubing and other gear?
Methanol IS flammable - 100% methanol has a flash point of 12 C and a boiling point of 64.7 C. That's pure Methanol though. Mix it with water and that ratio goes rocketing to the bottom. I'm not entirely certain, but I'm pretty certain reading in a couple of places where they said that if the amount of Methanol is below 58% or so, then it will not light at all.
That being the case, then the answer to your question is "no", a 33:66 ratio Methanol/Water coolant solution will not be flammable.
As far as special equipment: No - nothing in particular. It has no detectable Ph Balance which means that it's non-corrosive, but it should be mentioned that it's not dielectric either, so you don't want to spill it on your board. Something to remember is that it IS thinner than water, so you'll want to make doubly sure that your hose clamps are fastened properly and that you have a nice tight fit around the nozzles of your waterblock/radiator to prevent leakage.
Je zegt dat er genoeg te vinden is met de search....
...maar géén van ál die topics hebben het antwoord op mijn vraag!
IK KAN DUS CONCLUDEREN DAT OP KWIK NA,
WATER MET WATERWETTER DE BESTE VLOEISTOF VOOR DE "WC" IS.
Kwik gaat niemand gebruiken natuurlijk (behalve wat felle Japanners).
Zie onderstaande "benchmark" op overclockers.com (bedankt voor de link Devster!!)
Op overclockers.com is een uitgebreide test uitgevoerd (dankje Devster).
De conclusie is dat water met WaterWetter (bijna) niet te overtreffen is:
WaterWetter decreases the freezing point by ONE degree and improves performance in a car up to 15% by breaking up the surface tension. I haven't gone into the issue of additives in your coolant, but basically how it boils down is that additives should be considered just that - an additive, something extra, a way to possibly add a small edge to your performance curve, in the range of 3%-5%.
It's not anything you can take to the bank however and doesn't even come close be being "superior" in any fashion of the word. These two topics aren't even in the same ballpark. Additives are just that - extra.
Some questions about the methanol mixture:
- When it's mixed with water 33/66, is there any chance of this being flammable?
- Are there any special considerations in terms of tubing and other gear?
Methanol IS flammable - 100% methanol has a flash point of 12 C and a boiling point of 64.7 C. That's pure Methanol though. Mix it with water and that ratio goes rocketing to the bottom. I'm not entirely certain, but I'm pretty certain reading in a couple of places where they said that if the amount of Methanol is below 58% or so, then it will not light at all.
That being the case, then the answer to your question is "no", a 33:66 ratio Methanol/Water coolant solution will not be flammable.
As far as special equipment: No - nothing in particular. It has no detectable Ph Balance which means that it's non-corrosive, but it should be mentioned that it's not dielectric either, so you don't want to spill it on your board. Something to remember is that it IS thinner than water, so you'll want to make doubly sure that your hose clamps are fastened properly and that you have a nice tight fit around the nozzles of your waterblock/radiator to prevent leakage.
[ Voor 4% gewijzigd door Heerlijkedag op 28-03-2003 19:02 ]