I am trying to design my liquid cooled PSU, which involves making a stainless steel box, putting the PSU in it and filling it with Luminol TRi and a lot of wire soldering to stop the oil from travelling up the wires, and finally sealing it all up (with valve for expanding oil). The whole thing will be watercooled, and now I am trying to find the best way of looping the copper pipe in there, to maximise extraction of heat and minimize restriction of flow. Space is an issue, and I'd rather it not be super expensive either, although I know I have to fork out a little to get it made.
I am basically unsure how much surface area I'll need in there to ensure the PSU won't overheat under load (probably gonna be a high efficiency (~85%) 1000W PSU pulling 5-600W under load).
I have thought about a slimline radiator, but they are still around 3 cm and I'd like to keep it 2 cm max. That, and I want 100% water leakproof. With a proper copper pipe I'd have to punch a nail through the steel box and pipe to make it leak. I am thinking a 10-12 mm ID copper pipe might be ok.
Any suggestions?
I am basically unsure how much surface area I'll need in there to ensure the PSU won't overheat under load (probably gonna be a high efficiency (~85%) 1000W PSU pulling 5-600W under load).
I have thought about a slimline radiator, but they are still around 3 cm and I'd like to keep it 2 cm max. That, and I want 100% water leakproof. With a proper copper pipe I'd have to punch a nail through the steel box and pipe to make it leak. I am thinking a 10-12 mm ID copper pipe might be ok.
Any suggestions?