| The Specific Heat Capacity - cp - (Btu/lb.oF) of oil is around .5 which makes it a poor heat transfer medium, as opposed to water at 1, or in the case of an engine a Glycol/water mix of 40% would be around .8 Also it is thick, so it won't circulate well in a jacket situation.
Kevin On May 2, 2007, at 10:32 AM, rtitsworth wrote:
p.s. I've often wondered why someone hasn't designed/built an air cooled cylinder head with added oil jackets/galleys in the heads to provide added liquid cooling capability via oil (with an enlarged oil cooler as necessary).
Kevin Kossi
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