[Land-speed] Cooling water velocity, was Electric water pumps

Bryan Savage b.a.savage at wildblue.net
Sat Feb 16 12:20:48 MST 2008


FYI:

"the rest needs to come from the pump working against restrictions"

That is the reason for the "Cool Down Lap" and washers where the
thermostat was. --  Smokey Yunick

I read that the Honda F1 1500cc Turbo V-6 had
three atmospheres coolant pressure cold, to prevent
steam pockets.


Bryan



Sparky wrote:
> IT should all be about pressure and volume---the pressure cap suppllies only 
> part of the pressure--the rest needs to come from the pump working against 
> restrictions---to keep the steam bubbles supressed---which prevents steam 
> pockest from forming!!!!!!!!!!!! 
> ______________________________________________


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