14-05-2022, 09:19 AM
Agree Colin
I guess the way to see when convection takes over from pure conduction would be to put a few drops of vegetable colouring in the top of the radiator and have clear hoses to see the colour moving. That's one for when I have nothing else to call on my time...
The more you think about it the more complicated it is, especially when looking at all the other cooling affects aside to the radiator. Not of course adding in the differing cooling efficiency of water to water/antifreeze. Also remembering these are all static so not with the wind in its hair.
If a 4 blade fan made all the difference to tropical survivability then these things may have a bigger contribution than we imagine.
I guess the way to see when convection takes over from pure conduction would be to put a few drops of vegetable colouring in the top of the radiator and have clear hoses to see the colour moving. That's one for when I have nothing else to call on my time...
The more you think about it the more complicated it is, especially when looking at all the other cooling affects aside to the radiator. Not of course adding in the differing cooling efficiency of water to water/antifreeze. Also remembering these are all static so not with the wind in its hair.
If a 4 blade fan made all the difference to tropical survivability then these things may have a bigger contribution than we imagine.
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!