Thread: Eletric water pump??

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I don't know about this specific pump. Looks like it ought to work fine... being remote I can imagine being a pain to install and route hoses.

One thing to think about though, I've heard high flow pumps can actually be less effective at cooling as the coolant is moving too fast to absorb enough heat. Now I don't know if 50GPM is too much but I think you will do fine with 15-20GPM.

-Chris

Within reason higher flow rate is usually desired. This raises fluid velocity and thus the convective heat transfer coefficient which is the primary heat rejection process here. But 50 gpm is quite a jump from 20 gpm, the possible issue being there is not enough time for the air to convect the heat out of the core.

Although I don't know the life or maintenance specifics on any of these I would tend to shy away from them because they are not brushless. My preferred pump would have permanent magnets and a built in inverter thus no brushes or commutators to wear out. And it would likely cost more.

Kitz