By Tracey on February 25, 2010
Lytron designs and manufactures cold plate and heat exchanger subassemblies for OEM’s in the medical, military, traction, computer, semiconductor and analytical instruments markets. Continue
Posted in Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers | Tagged Assemblies, Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers, Subassembly
By John on January 7, 2010
In applications where weight is much less of a factor, the strength and cleanliness of stainless steel might make it worth sticking with stainless. Continue
Posted in Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers | Tagged Cold Plates, Corrosion Resistance, Heat Exchangers, military and aerospace, Stainless Steel
By Kathy on December 16, 2009
Kays and London Colburn and friction factors have served engineers well over the years and continue to be a valuable resource, however, they have their limitations. Continue
Posted in Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers | Tagged Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers, Thermal Design, Thermal Engineering
By Tracey on December 7, 2009
Involved with liquid cooling or thermal management? There’s a new Liquid Cooling group on LinkedIn that will connect you to leading suppliers, top industry engineers, and thought leaders. Continue
Posted in Chillers, Cold Plates, Cooling Systems, Heat Exchangers | Tagged Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers, liquid cooling, thermal management
By John on December 1, 2009
The selection of the proper fittings and hose clamps for cold plates and heat exchangers is critical to a reliable liquid cooling system. Continue
Posted in Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers | Tagged ask an engineer, clamps, Cold Plates, fittings, Heat Exchangers, hoses
By Ben on November 6, 2009
One of Lytron’s customers wants to use a standard CP10 cold plate in a vacuum environment, and wants to know how the vacuum will affect the cold plate’s thermal performance. Ben, one of Lytron’s engineers, responds to his question. Continue
Posted in Cold Plates | Tagged Cold Plates, thermal performance
By Harry on September 29, 2009
For use in your chillers, cooling systems, and/or liquid cooling loops, a 30% ethylene glycol and 70% water (EGW) concentration is recommended for most applications. Continue
Posted in Chillers, Cold Plates, Cooling Systems, Heat Exchangers | Tagged ask an engineer, Chillers, Cold Plates, Cooling Systems, corrosion, EGW, ethylene glycol, glycol concentration, Heat Exchangers, liquid cooling loop, thermal performance