Water Flow / Physics/ Pressure question

[Paradigm Gaming]

Hello. Just a quick question. I'm doing a pretty intricate modding project on a Riajintek Enyo (what a beast!) and I have a waterflow question. While I love the modding and PC / Gaming building aspect of it, physics and water/air pressure are not my thing.

For this example, I'll use the use of three (3) Bitspower Hexagon reservoirs like pictured/attached. They will be used for Aesthetics only as part of the design, inserted most likely in a horizontal configuration between the pump and the GPU in the loop.

My question is this:

In a horizontal layout along the water loop, will the water/fluid fill the entire chamber of each reservoir, or will it fill it just high enough (half way) to start flowing into the reservoir that is next in line in the flow direction?

After the loop is activated and bled ... will these three chambers be full or half full?

Thanks!

 

 

 

[RobFRaschke]

They'll fill 2/3rd-3/4 of the way if you don't spend some time tipping the case around to get the air out. If they're horizontal, tip the case, with the loop closed, so that the input to the reservoirs are down, and the output is up, which will flush the bubbles to the next chair in the loop, most likely the GPU water block. You'll then have to tip the case around to get that air out of that block and back around to the pump, theoretically.

 

However the purpose of a reservoir is twofold. Firstly, is to add water mass to the loop, which will slow the water temp increase. Secondly is to give the loop a place to capture the air which will keep it from flushing the air through the loop, which is bad for temps. So you need to make sure you have a location in your loop, at the highest possible point, to capture air.

[Paradigm Gaming]

7 minutes ago, RobFRaschke said:

They'll fill 2/3rd-3/4 of the way if you don't spend some time tipping the case around to get the air out. If they're horizontal, tip the case, with the loop closed, so that the input to the reservoirs are down, and the output is up, which will flush the bubbles to the next chair in the loop, most likely the GPU water block. You'll then have to tip the case around to get that air out of that block and back around to the pump, theoretically.

 

However the purpose of a reservoir is twofold. Firstly, is to add water mass to the loop, which will slow the water temp increase. Secondly is to give the loop a place to capture the air which will keep it from flushing the air through the loop, which is bad for temps. So you need to make sure you have a location in your loop, at the highest possible point, to capture air.

 

 

Appreciate the responses. 

 

Rob, thanks for the great detail ... that makes total sense to tip the case so that the chambers are filling up and moving upward first.  Your explanation makes total sense and I appreciate it.  Cheers