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Re: Radiator Stuff

To: redlotus@spacey.net
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
From: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 03:22:31 PST
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Reply-to: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Ron,
   You are correct about designs being more important than type. With 
proper baffling and end cap sizing, neither design is inherently better. 
The spridget downflow has relatively large tanks on the top and bottom 
compared to most other cars.
Good Discussion.
Regards,
Peter.

>From: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
>
>You're right on, Pete.  With "mal-distribution" as you described the
>effective area of the core is diminished and its as if you installed a
>smaller radiator.  What will also happen in what you've described is 
that
>the system backpressure will increase (more flow thru less area) and 
the
>overall system flow will diminish.  The point I was trying to make is 
that
>neither concept is inherently better than the other.  Specific designs 
of a
>particular type will be better than others.  
>



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