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Delta-T

The temperature rise of coolant across a cold plate or heat exchanger; it sizes flow rate and the warm-water loop.

Current numbers

~7.5–12 °Ctarget coolant delta-T across the TCS; cold-plate pressure drop ~20–55 kPa depending on plate and flow (no vendor-published NVL72 figure)as of 2025 · register ↗
~1.25–2.0 L/min/kWDLC flow rule of thumb (PG25); ~7.5–12 °C coolant delta-T target across the TCSas of 2025 · register ↗
~1.25–2.0 L/min/kWDLC flow rule of thumb (PG-25 coolant, ~7.5-12 C delta-T at the cold plate)as of 2025 · register ↗

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