Previously I measured the performance of various fans. I published the results in OCN's Air Cooling forum, here. Unfortunately, I cannot measure the static pressure directly, so I did not cover that aspect of these fans. However, some of the manufacturers stated the static pressure of their fans.
I decided to look at the performance of the fans pushing air through my 30 fpi (fins per inch) Hardware Labs Black Ice GT Stealth radiator vs the nominal static pressure specified by the manufacturer:
Now, the two sets of numbers from the 38mm San Aces and the 25mm "Silent" San Aces seem to form a continuum, so I graphed the results:
Yup. Not only do the two sets of San Aces form a continuum, but the Gentle Typhoons closely overly the San Ace traces.
What is the take-away here? If you trust the static pressure specs of a manufacturer, you can get a relative notion of how well a fan will do on your rad.
Note that I am not including specs from brand sellers or OEM's here. The accuracies of those specs have to be ascertained on a practical model-by model measurement.
I decided to look at the performance of the fans pushing air through my 30 fpi (fins per inch) Hardware Labs Black Ice GT Stealth radiator vs the nominal static pressure specified by the manufacturer:
Now, the two sets of numbers from the 38mm San Aces and the 25mm "Silent" San Aces seem to form a continuum, so I graphed the results:
Yup. Not only do the two sets of San Aces form a continuum, but the Gentle Typhoons closely overly the San Ace traces.
What is the take-away here? If you trust the static pressure specs of a manufacturer, you can get a relative notion of how well a fan will do on your rad.
Note that I am not including specs from brand sellers or OEM's here. The accuracies of those specs have to be ascertained on a practical model-by model measurement.