Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #18351
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EWP Test Results/DRAG
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:35:39 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Al Gietzen wrote:

>>> I thought less flow might be partially / substantially compensated for by greater dT you would achieve from slower flow through the same radiator.  Is this not significant?

Jim;

A larger dT = lower average radiator temperature since the high end temp is
limited to about 220F.  The result is  the need for a larger radiator to do
the same job.

Al
 

>>> I would have thought that slower flow would allow coolant to stay in the radiator longer (with same air flow through the radiator) and give you a larger dT than if you "rushed" it through.
At least that's intuitive ... I don't recall how to quantify it (it's been over 40 yrs) ... Jim S.




 

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