getoffmyinternet Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I don't know about alternative, but perhaps supplement? Fuel conducts heat pretty well after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Considering that Gasoline boils faily easily, I would not consider that as a safe alternative. I think Tony's example was for a land speed car that ran for a few minutes at a time. Diesel might be a better choice and most heavy equipment carries hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 A combination of two heat exchangers in one?? The core has to be twice as thick just to be as efficient as the alternative (which it looks like it is). But how well does it cool the water if the hotter oil is going through the same core? It seems that relatively the oil would run cooler at the expense of the coolant running hotter, not that it's a bad trade. Works great! Much more stable oil and coolant temps, it brings the oil and coolant up to temp much quicker, lower pressure drop across the oil cooler (its pretty small), much simpler packaging, and you can reduce underhood airflow to help with aero. Its just a matter of matching BTUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getoffmyinternet Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Yeah it would definitely make for a cleaner engine bay and less resistance than stacking two separate units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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