Application Notes

Our complimentary application notes are categorized below by cooling technology and subject matter. Lytron's application notes, or white papers, contain technical information about liquid cooling, cold plates, recirculating chillers, cooling systems, heat exchangers, fittings, pumps, thermal calculations, thermal software, and more. For notice of new technical support pages on our website, please register for our monthly e-newsletter.  View: All Application Notes Cold Plate Application Notes Cooling System Application Notes Heat Exchangers Application Notes Other Application Notes Cold Plate Application Notes Calculations / Sizing A Primer on Pressure Drop Helpful Information on Choosing a Lytron Product How to Measure your Heat Load Selecting A Cold Plate Technology Sizing a Heat Exchanger for Cold Plate Applications Corrosion Prevention Aluminum Corrosion Resistance for Cold Plates and Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers Avoiding Galvanic Corrosion Erosion-Corrosion in Cooling Systems Safeguarding Aluminum From Water Corrosion Custom Product Design Realize the Benefits of "Right-Sizing" Components & Systems Cold Plate Manufacturing Cost Drivers Cooling Configurations for Data Center Cabinets and Racks Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop for High-Performance Systems Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop Webinar Designing Custom Cold Plates Six Cool IGBT's Factory Video Tour   Fins for Cooling Success The Limitations of Thermal Design using Kays and London’s Colburn and Friction Factors Fittings Choosing a Quick Disconnect Coupler Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 1: Fittings Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 2: Couplings Fitting and Hose Clamp Selection for Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers Fluids / Coolants Deionized Water What is Liquid Cooling? The Best Heat Transfer Fluids for Liquid Cooling Laser Cooling Liquid Cooling a Laser for System Optimization Ten Rules for Liquid Cooling   Military/Aerospace Aircraft Liquid Cooling Thermal Engineering Basics Assessing the Quality of a Tubed Cold Plate Demystifying Cold Plates   Fundamentals of Heat Transfer Liquid Cooled Cold Plate to Dissipate up to 800 W   Reducing Contact Thermal Resistance Thermal Interface Materials - A Brief Overview Thermal Software Design and Analysis of Liquid-Cooling Systems Using Flow Network Modeling (FNM) MacroFlow™ Software Complimentary Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Downloading the Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Using the Trial Version Vacuum Brazing Vacuum Brazing of Aluminum Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers Cooling System Application Notes Calculations / Sizing A Primer on Pressure Drop Helpful Information on Choosing a Lytron Product How to Measure your Heat Load Selecting a Cooling System Selecting a Kodiak Recirculating Chiller Selecting a MCS™ Modular Cooling System Selecting an LCS™ Liquid-to-Liquid Cooling System Corrosion Prevention Avoiding Galvanic Corrosion Erosion-Corrosion in Cooling Systems Preventing Corrosion in Cooling Systems Custom Product Design Realize the Benefits of "Right-Sizing" Components & Systems CASE STUDY: A Chiller for Avionics System Testing CASE STUDY: Designing a Lighter Recirculating Chiller with Tight Temperature Stability Custom Cooling System Economics Cooling Configurations for Data Center Cabinets and Racks Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop Webinar Factory Video Tour   Fittings Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 1: Fittings Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 2: Couplings Fluids / Coolants Deionized Water What is Liquid Cooling? The Best Heat Transfer Fluids for Liquid Cooling When is it necessary to add glycol in your coolant? Laser Cooling Liquid Cooling a Laser for System Optimization Ten Rules for Liquid Cooling   Operation & Maintenance Factors Impacting Cooling Capacity of Recirculating Chillers Low Coolant Flow From Your Recirculating Chiller Recirculating Chiller Tune Ups: Operation and Maintenance of Your Coolest Equipment RS232 Communication Software Using RS232 Communication to Your Advantage Options & Accessories Recirculating Chiller Options for Special Applications and Fluid Compatibility Recirculating Chiller Protection Options Pumps Centrifugal Pump Overview Choosing the Correct Pump for Your Recirculating Chiller Positive Displacement Pumps: Advantages and Operating Principles Regenerative Turbine Pumps Introduction Thermal Engineering Basics The Basics of Compressor-Based Refrigeration Fundamentals of Heat Transfer Thermal Software Design and Analysis of Liquid-Cooling Systems Using Flow Network Modeling (FNM) MacroFlow™ Software Complimentary Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Downloading the Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Using the Trial Version Heat Exchangers Application Notes Calculations / Sizing A Primer on Pressure Drop Helpful Information on Choosing a Lytron Product How to Measure your Heat Load Selecting a Heat Exchanger Sizing a Heat Exchanger for Cold Plate Applications Thermal Calculations for Cabinet Cooling Corrosion Prevention Aluminum Corrosion Resistance for Cold Plates and Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers Avoiding Galvanic Corrosion Erosion-Corrosion in Cooling Systems Safeguarding Aluminum From Water Corrosion Custom Product Design Realize the Benefits of "Right-Sizing" Components & Systems Cooling Configurations for Data Center Cabinets and Racks Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop for High-Performance Systems Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop Webinar Factory Video Tour   Fins for Cooling Success Heat Exchanger Manufacturing Cost Drivers The Limitations of Thermal Design using Kays and London’s Colburn and Friction Factors Fans Heat Exchanger Fan Selection - Part 1 of 2 Heat Exchanger Fan Selection – Part 2 of 2 Integrating a Heat Exchanger into your System: Fan Considerations Fittings Choosing a Quick Disconnect Coupler Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 1: Fittings Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 2: Couplings Fitting and Hose Clamp Selection for Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers Fluids / Coolants Deionized Water What is Liquid Cooling? The Best Heat Transfer Fluids for Liquid Cooling Laser Cooling Liquid Cooling a Laser for System Optimization Ten Rules for Liquid Cooling   Military/Aerospace Aircraft Liquid Cooling Thermal Engineering Basics Fundamentals of Heat Transfer Reducing Contact Thermal Resistance What is a Heat Exchanger? Thermal Software Design and Analysis of Liquid-Cooling Systems Using Flow Network Modeling (FNM) MacroFlow™ Software Complimentary Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Downloading the Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Using the Trial Version Vacuum Brazing Vacuum Brazing of Aluminum Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers Other Application Notes Calculations / Sizing A Primer on Pressure Drop Helpful Information on Choosing a Lytron Product How to Measure your Heat Load Selecting A Cold Plate Technology Selecting a Cooling System Selecting a Heat Exchanger Selecting a Kodiak Recirculating Chiller Selecting a MCS™ Modular Cooling System Selecting an LCS™ Liquid-to-Liquid Cooling System Sizing a Heat Exchanger for Cold Plate Applications Thermal Calculations for Cabinet Cooling Corrosion Prevention Aluminum Corrosion Resistance for Cold Plates and Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers Avoiding Galvanic Corrosion Erosion-Corrosion in Cooling Systems Preventing Corrosion in Cooling Systems Safeguarding Aluminum From Water Corrosion Custom Product Design CASE STUDY: A Chiller for Avionics System Testing Cold Plate Manufacturing Cost Drivers CASE STUDY: Designing a Lighter Recirculating Chiller with Tight Temperature Stability Custom Cooling System Economics Cooling Configurations for Data Center Cabinets and Racks Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop for High-Performance Systems Designing a Liquid Cooling Loop Webinar Designing Custom Cold Plates Six Cool IGBT's Fans Heat Exchanger Fan Selection - Part 1 of 2 Heat Exchanger Fan Selection – Part 2 of 2 Integrating a Heat Exchanger into your System: Fan Considerations Fittings Choosing a Quick Disconnect Coupler Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 1: Fittings Choosing the Right Fluid Connector for Your Liquid Cooling Application – Part 2: Couplings Fitting and Hose Clamp Selection for Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers Fluids / Coolants Deionized Water What is Liquid Cooling? The Best Heat Transfer Fluids for Liquid Cooling When is it necessary to add glycol in your coolant? Laser Cooling Liquid Cooling a Laser for System Optimization Ten Rules for Liquid Cooling   Military/Aerospace Aircraft Liquid Cooling Operation & Maintenance Factors Impacting Cooling Capacity of Recirculating Chillers Low Coolant Flow From Your Recirculating Chiller Recirculating Chiller Tune Ups: Operation and Maintenance of Your Coolest Equipment RS232 Communication Software Using RS232 Communication to Your Advantage Options & Accessories Recirculating Chiller Options for Special Applications and Fluid Compatibility Recirculating Chiller Protection Options Pumps Centrifugal Pump Overview Choosing the Correct Pump for Your Recirculating Chiller Positive Displacement Pumps: Advantages and Operating Principles Regenerative Turbine Pumps Introduction Thermal Engineering Basics Assessing the Quality of a Tubed Cold Plate The Basics of Compressor-Based Refrigeration Fundamentals of Heat Transfer Liquid Cooled Cold Plate to Dissipate up to 800 W   Reducing Contact Thermal Resistance Thermal Interface Materials - A Brief Overview What is a Heat Exchanger? Thermal Software Design and Analysis of Liquid-Cooling Systems Using Flow Network Modeling (FNM) MacroFlow™ Software Complimentary Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Downloading the Trial Version MacroFlow™ Software: Using the Trial Version Vacuum Brazing Vacuum Brazing of Aluminum Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers