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| McMark |
 Aug 8 2005, 11:12 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
Is there a way to evaluate the potential maximum air flow that an oil cooler can support? The restriction of the fins must limit the amount of air that can be reasonably moved through the cooler. I'd like to be able to evaluate an oil cooler and see if fans would be able to move enough air. As always I'm looking for quantitative analysis information.
I'm hoping 900 CFM would hopefully be enough air for this cooler. (28"x3.5"x3.5") (IMG:http://www.fluidyne.com/images/pg4e.gif) |
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| Demick |
Aug 10 2005, 11:39 AM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257  |
Assumption: This is for a 4cyl car, and it is being used as an aux cooler and the engine still has it's stock cooler.
If my assumption is correct, I don't think you should need any fans. The only time you need the extra cooling is when you are moving - and since this is a front mounted cooler, you will get plenty of airflow under those conditions. You shouldn't need the extra cooling if you aren't moving. Demick P.S. you will be lucky to get 40CFM out of a 92mm muffin fan mounted to that cooler. More likely you will get 20-30CFM per fan. |
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McMark How Much Fan? Aug 8 2005, 11:12 PM
Aaron Cox ahhh the hugely wide nascar oil coolers.....
lots... Aug 8 2005, 11:29 PM McMark I'm hoping to get something that will work wit... Aug 8 2005, 11:39 PM McMark Nuthin? No air flow research? Aug 9 2005, 08:51 PM JmuRiz I wouldn't think you'd need a fan, as long... Aug 10 2005, 09:48 AM McMark It's for a six. Why would a fan rated at 120 ... Aug 10 2005, 12:40 PM ArtechnikA Aug 10 2005, 01:08 PM Demick Yep. What Rich said....
That cooler looks very re... Aug 10 2005, 01:32 PM McMark It's a 3.6 project and it'll have AC. The... Aug 10 2005, 01:48 PM
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