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FWIW........... I installed a "mister" nozzle ahead of
one of my evaporator cores. I have temperature sensors (cht
probes) at the exit of each radiator, so I can read differences in delta
T between the two.
I used a 30 psi pump from a motor home water system. On the
hottest of days (all summer in Texas), the most benefit I ever saw was 1
to 2 degrees. I'm sure this could be improved with more nozzles,
better placement, etc., but I had much more success with modifying the
cowl flap.
Bill Eslick
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Date: Saturday,
December 06, 2003 09:12:19 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary]
Re: spray bars
> > ...snip... You would also need to figure out
an adequate spray pattern,
build/buy
the nozzles, water pump,
water container, etc. < <
I'd get one of those misting
thingies they sell in the plant departments of
the building supply
stores, mount the business end in the duct well upstream
from the
rad. They put out a fog as opposed to a spray and as a result will
cool both the air and the fins at the same time. I'm sure figuring
out a
little pump would be a piece of cake, just use a windshield
washer system from
the boneyard. The mister will actually keep the
water consumption down... I
know that it takes a fixed amount of
water evaporating to provide a given
amount of cooling, but I think
that with both the air and the fins being
cooled that kind of thing
would provide a double whammy (as opposed to a blood
of water from a
sprayer). Just some random thoughts from someone who hasn't
had
anywhere near enough sleep in the last 24 hours
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