Installation
Water Cooling
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3.3 Water Cooling
The ThermoJacket body is equipped with one H
2
O-in port and one H
2
O-out port. These stainless-steel tubes have
an outer diameter of 5/16” (8 mm) or can be connected to existing plumbing with the two supplied fittings (Parker
Hannifin Corp., part number 5FSC4N-316). These fittings made from stainless steel 316 SS couple directly to the
stainless-steel tube and have a female 1/4” NPT for field connections.
If the 1/4” NPT is not acceptable for your installation, then direct connection to the stainless-steel tubes is possible
or Parker Hannifin Corp. offers numerous swage-lock fittings.
Connect the water supply line to the stainless-steel tube H
2
O-in port and the water return line to the stainless-steel
tube H
2
O-out port. To determine approximate flow rates at given ambient temperatures see section 2.1
, page 12. Flow may be increased to compensate for greater water inlet temperatures.
To control water pressure, use the water flow regulator accessory. The water flow regulator is equipped with two
female 1/4” NPT ports. To ensure leak-free connections, use Teflon
®
tape or equivalent water pipe sealant to plumb
the ThermoJacket and water flow regulator.
An installation overview you can find in section 6
Note
Care should be taken to properly insulate coolant lines!
3.3.1 Installation of the Tube Fittings
The following steps explain the installation of the tube fittings to the cooling tubes of the ThermoJacket.
1. Insert tubing into the Swagelok tube fitting.
2. Make sure that the tubing rests firmly on the shoulder of
the tube fitting body and that the nut is finger-tight.
3. Scribe the nut at the 6 o’clock position.
4. While holding the fitting body steady with a back-up
wrench, tighten the nut 1 ¼ turns to the 9 o’clock
position.
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