| RE:Best way to flush coolant system? |
Subject: RE:Best way to flush coolant system? by CentralCoaster on 2008/1/14 2:45:44 John, increasing flow will always increase heat transfer in the radiator! I don't see how there's a maximum transfer ability. I see how you do start approaching one as that characterstic curve levels out, but notice even at 100% flow the heat transfer is still increasing. You also alluded to fluid energy = heat. I would agree that an overrunning waterpump will add some heat to the fluid, but it can't be much. How efficient is it? 85%? How much HP does it take to turn? The remaining HP is going to the belt, bearings or fluid temps. How does the water flowing through the radiator add any substantial heat? It can't lose kinetic energy, because it can't slow down in a virtually incompressible system. Does it lose pressure energy? Even if that added heat to the fluid, it would probably increase heat transfer. The hotter that coolant is, at every point in the radiator, means more heat transfer. I'm not sure where you're going with this. But I honestly didn't read all your posts either. |
