I agree sir on the "you get out what you put in" concept.. The shapes you have come up with look quite functional. The idea of making it modular to ease any versions that might be needed later is a good idea too. I guess my concerns are how do you calculate the actual 'breathability' of the radiator ? You could install one that flows air too fast through it and doesn't transfer heat into that airstream. Or you could install one with such tight fin placement that it dams up the incoming air and even with great pressure drop through a theoretical housing it won't cool properly.  Either of those two scenerios will have you modifying a possible great cooling housing to mask a 'less then perfect' cooler.  I am guessing trail and error will might be just as fast at getting to the sweet spot as spending a bunch of time drawing it out on a monitor screen. I look forward to see your ongoing design evolve as this is the "education" part of homebuilding. 
 
Tailwinds sir. 

Ben Haas
www.haaspowerair.com



 

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To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
From: tmann@n200lz.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:32:48 -0600
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tiff to CAD Software

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