urQ Intercooler

[Marc Swanson]

> I distinctly remember from Bell's book that increasing the core
> thickness will only increase flow, not necessarily reduce air
> temps. Am I right.. I thought to decrease air temps you need to
> change the cooling fluid's "heat conductivness or whatever it's
> called" or increase the surface area of the core (taller or wider).

I've got Bell's book too (don't have it in my house right now so I can't
reference the chapter to be certain..), but I remember the opposite.. A
thicker core is supposed to force more cooling since it (the air) must
absorb more heat lengthwise as it travels throgh a thicker core....


Later


-Marc-

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