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Re: Common Cooling Myths


> If for example, the air side flow
> and inlet temperature is held constant along with the water inlet
> temperature and the water flow varied from low to high, the heat transfer in
> btu/hr will ALWAYS increase with increasing flow and asymptotically approach
> some maximum value.

that's because heat transfer is proportional to delta T, so a high flow
rate always keeps hotter coolant in the radiator - and maintains a
higher heat transfer rate... 

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