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Passive airflow w/ modders mesh and foam filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:41 pm
by herby
I've seen case mods with large holes covered with, or entire case panels of modders mesh; however I do not feel comfortable with my hardware that exposed. Which leads to my question:

What kind of natural air flow could one expect through a large mesh opening with an a/c type foam filter?

In my experience filters like this do fine when a fan is sucking directly though them, but will air pass though without a fan, or just a fan in another part of the case?

Re: Passive airflow w/ modders mesh and foam filter?

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:42 pm
by ultrachrome
Probably not well which is why foam is such a great insulator.

I'm not familiar with the foam you are referring to but you'd want the thinnest, most porous, open-cell foam you can find.

Modder's mesh, or perforated metal, comes in a variety of hole sizes and spacing. mcmaster.com has a really good selection followed by onlinemetals.com.

Re: Passive airflow w/ modders mesh and foam filter?

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:49 pm
by ces
Take a look at Modright filters. Perhaps you can use them.

http://www.modright.com/cat/l1/g54/Fan_ ... d=TYD6ifob