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I have been looking for an airflow simulator for a very long time so I can "create" any case I want and then test how air would flow through it. It is a long ongoing search and I think I finally found one, but don't know.

http://www.symscape.com/product/symlab

If anyone wants to check it out and post on it, be my guest, I won't have internet access until tomorrow morning, but I think I may be on to something.
I know for sure it will test winds on anything you draw in the program, or upload from autoCAD or 3-D program. I just don't know about adding fans or anything, but I guess just having airflow in the front will be good for now, we'll see
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Cheers!
 
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Originally Posted by phillipjos View Post
you could just try a non toxic smoke to test airflow,imo
Agreed. The amount work required to accurately simulate your case environment is totally not worth the minimal gains in CFM. Not only that, but the idea of simulation is to see how something WILL react. Then you can change your design based on the results. Your case is already built and most likely can't change that much, so just take an afternoon with some liquid smoke and you'll have much more meaningful real world results.
 
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I think he might be trying to design a case in autocad to actually build but wants to first see how the airflow would be, so smoke isn't going to help him there.
 
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I think he might be trying to design a case in autocad to actually build but wants to first see how the airflow would be, so smoke isn't going to help him there.
Pretty much. I was going to try and build a computer case that ideally would have the perfect airflow, and then somehow try and either mod my existing case to comply with that or build one.
 
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i`m guessing perfect air flow would be a big tube with masive fans at each end.

(yes i know the bits in between would affect it
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) but it would still be about as good as it gets so long as everything was pointed in the direction of travel.

tbh perfect is hourses for corses really. is perfect when the coldest air hits the correct components first, is it the path of least resistance, high CFM. there are a hell of a lot of variables to consider
 
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Haha yep! But this is just to see airflow in cases I own so I can mod them to get better airflow etc...
 
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i think theres just to much resistance in a computer to do an accurate study,you could just try a non toxic smoke to test airflow,imo


Any sugestions please...I've rattled my head and can't think of anything I would want blowing though my case that doesn't smoke me out of house and home...lol
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the perfect airflow would seem to have to be in a long tube like a bass cannon for a car, with an intake fan and exhaust fan, but lordy would that be ugly.

lol way to repeat what i said
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your not having my rep
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any way there is no reason these cases would be ugly if you have the imagination
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SCAN computers


any way back on topic (was that really off topic) you could try a sonic mister from an aquarium supllier but you wont be able to use it with your componants in as it uses sonic waves to agitate the water into evaporating. at least i think that what it does

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this is what you`d get and it disapears very quickly has no smell and is extremely inert






 
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OMG, thank u so much

currently designing a project with between 12-16 fans or more in the build, this will definitely come in handy, much appreciated

only issue is with this program is pure cost 800 a month, **** that, autodesk is a bit better but now i just need a friend to gift me a key cause these licences are about the same cost as a titan x in my build
 
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Originally Posted by Ryu Takeru View Post

OMG, thank u so much

currently designing a project with between 12-16 fans or more in the build, this will defiantly come in handy, much appreciated

only issue is with this program is pure cost 800 a month, **** that, autodesk is a bit better but now i just need a friend to gift me a key cause these licences are about the same cost as a titan x in my build
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First, it's definitely, not defiantly. Very different words.

Second, damn, dude! This thread is just over 8 years old!
 
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Ah, so it is

In case your curious this is the project i'm still designing

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vgWdCy

Nicknamed My (M.N.G.P.C.B) or also refereed to as my Monster Overkill PC Build, its a build of truly epic proportions.

Anyway yeah was tracking down software to measure airflow rates inside this case and make sure i wasn't accidentally creating dead pockets of air, or canceling certain currents out, increasing overall temps and hurting certain temps while overclocking
 
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