Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 19:29:21 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2071222 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:12:31 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030318171231.QVFW22382.sccmmhc01.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:12:31 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: weird cooling ideas, part 2 X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:12:23 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c2ed71$8e3d8900$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2ED3F.43A31900" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2ED3F.43A31900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings again, =20 I'm still thinking about ways to make a low frontal area radiator, and = in looking at custom radiators, oil coolers, etc, I ran across this "Cool = Tube" stuff: =20 http://www.alumrad.com/howecoolers.htm =20 It's an aluminum tubing with fins, and it's made for use as an oil to = air heat exchanger. I can't help but wonder just how well this stuff would work for oil, or even water. Unfortunately, I'm so intrigued that I may have to order a few feet to play with. I expect it would be heavy, but = it seems like it would work reasonably well.=20 =20 What do you think? Is there a chance this stuff would work as a = radiator?=20 =20 Rusty=20 Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2ED3F.43A31900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings=20 again,
 
I'm still thinking about = ways to=20 make a low frontal area radiator, and in looking at = custom=20 radiators, oil coolers, etc, I ran across this "Cool Tube"=20 stuff:
 
http://www.alumrad.com/ho= wecoolers.htm
 
It's an = aluminum=20 tubing with fins, and it's made for use as an oil to air heat=20 exchanger.   I can't help but wonder just how well this stuff = would=20 work for oil, or even water.  Unfortunately, I'm so intrigued that = I may=20 have to order a few feet to play with.  I expect it would be heavy, = but it=20 seems like it would work reasonably well. 
 
What do you = think?  Is=20 there a chance this stuff would work as a = radiator? 
 
Rusty =
Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental = aircraft)...Be Afraid=20 :-)
1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money=20 :-)
 
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