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Here is an extract out of an article on race car cooling
that is very interesting about use of inclined radiators. Unfortunately, I
could not find any reference as to where this information was derived from -
but, if correct, is fairly significant.
It basically states that inclining a radiator from 0 deg
to 20-30 deg will decrease 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
For your information
Ed
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