View case air flow

[Sentinal8473]

So...i have a window in my pc case, and i was woundering how i could see the air flow, when the air actually comes in and how to exits the case, ie which fan takes the most air out.

Do you think dry ice would work and would it damage anything as it passed through the case.

or what else could we use ?

 

[wingnuttzz]

when me and a couple of mates stayed a mates house for a mini lan, we had a shesha pipe going, and we were blowing the smoke through the case, lol

on the antec 900, was suprising how much of the smoke came out the top fan, was interestin at the time, lol

 

[Sentinal8473]

when me and a couple of mates stayed a mates house for a mini lan, we had a shesha pipe going, and we were blowing the smoke through the case, lol

on the antec 900, was suprising how much of the smoke came out the top fan, was interestin at the time, lol

Hummm, now that sounds like a fun experiment. but the wife might have somting to say if i brough that home! lol

might pop to ******s tomorrow and see how much a smoke machine would be!!!

 

[sharpygsxr]

best thing to use is a few ribbons tied at certain points in the case.

 

[Sentinal8473]

best thing to use is a few ribbons tied at certain points in the case.

actually thats not a bad idea! will prob try that tomorrow

 

[Morthoseth]

There are some specialist kinds of matches you can buy that give off smoke for purposes like this, remember something being said about them or something similar not too long ago, would be an interesting experiment, as you say

 

[Sentinal8473]

There are some specialist kinds of matches you can buy that give off smoke for purposes like this, remember something being said about them or something similar not too long ago, would be an interesting experiment, as you say

Nice....so i jumped on google when u mentioned matches.

i found http://metermall.com/product pages/Smoke/Smoke Matches.htm

looking for a supplier in the uk now!

 

[Sgt_Pepper]

Have you tried at auction. Or what about Airsoft Smoke Grenades .

 

[EsaT]

when the air actually comes in and how to exits the case, ie which fan takes the most air out.

So what case you have, how fans are positioned and what are their RPMs?

 

[smilertoo]

light a cigarette or a couple of joss sticks.

 

[PhillyDee]

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/64177...Datafeed-_-Plumbing-_-Smoke Matches Tub of 75

Uk suppliers? Smoke cigarettes?

You lot are useless Googlers!

Mind you, I know plumbers etc use these to find leakes / drafts etc. Very handy things.

 

[Phil2008]

Appantly smoke is dust???

 

[Luxor]

Appantly smoke is dust???

Well according to wiki it's "the collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass."

Couldn't have said it simpler myself..

Although I wouldn't have a problem blowing smoke through my machine, just for the airflow experiment.

 

[Chimerical]

might pop to ******s tomorrow and see how much a smoke machine would be!!!

Don't smoke machines emit water vapour though?

They use liquid to generate the smoke, so wouldn't that cover your system in tiny water particles?

 

[Pneumonic]

Just remember that water based misting machines = bad and a lot of smoke machines will leave a oily residue

 

[domthecondom]

report to us when you find out what broke your machine

 

[MikeHunt79]

Use smoke.

 

[Bubo]

Willing to bet a quid that you will not see anything remotely resembling the laminar flow you think you are going to see. I reckon regardless of how tidy your case is it will simply turn into a turbulent haze if you introduce a smoke source in font of your intake fan.