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Originally Posted by aston@ultrasw.c View Post
Lets say we have a square sheetmetal duct 12" x 12"

If the corners had a radius Vs square would airflow improve?

Say r of 0.5" or 1" or 1.5"

Or is the gain negligible such that the extra difficulty in fabrication is not worth the effort?
The cooler is likely the biggest flow hit (restriction). The corner radii are not likely going to affect the flow much.
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