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I had negative angle to the direction of flight and wedge diffuser. Cooled too much. In flight oil 137F and water 168F
Buly
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On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:57 AM, Russell Duffy wrote:
It basically states that inclining a radiator from 0 deg to 20-30 deg will dec rease cooling and increase drag - not terribly surprising, however, the article continues saying that at approx. 55 dig of inclination the cooling effectiveness is 30% greater than a radiator with no inclination and the drag is 20% less!!! Now I found that surprising - but, then air flow does take surprising twists (no pun intended).
While I find that claim very interesting - I have not found any collaborating documents. But, thought the group might find it interesting
Hi Ed,
That is pretty interesting. Now that I think of it, we've had a few people using extreme angles either blow, or beside the engine. Have any of those people had cooling issues?
Cheers,
Rusty (watching a near-blizzard outside)
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