| Proposal: Adapt Extruded Oil-to-Air Heat Exchangers for Automotive Use |
Subject: Proposal: Adapt Extruded Oil-to-Air Heat Exchangers for Automotive Use by Slalom4me on 2008/8/26 17:41:39 A frequent issue when tracking vehicles is that of elevated fluid temperatures. Various styles of oil-to-air and a few oil-to-water types of exchangers are available to help shed the additional heat. Something I have not seen in use are the extruded section fluid-to-air coolers. The reduced efficiency of this style (versus tube/fin/plate styles) is offset by the possibility of choosing coolers with greater surface area and of mounting them in non-traditional locations, keeping heat load off existing coolers in traditional locations. The extruded sections are very durable and impervious to debris impact. They do not rely on airflow through tight passageways and thus are not subject to clogging. Typically the ones I am familiar with are under 1" thick, a few inches wide and deployed in varying lengths. These can be joined in series &/or in parallel to increase total cooling surface area. The shallow depth section opens up several possibilities for mounting. . |
