Dave-M
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 02:04 PM |
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radiator / intercooler
Just thinking, Is there any reason I can't use an intercooler as a radiator. I have an odd shape to fill and think I can find an intercooler to
fit the space available
Will it work?
Regards
Dave
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RazMan
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 02:07 PM |
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It is unlikely that a radiator will have the airflow of an intercooler - fluid dynamics are different 
Ah, just re-read your post and its the other way round ............. in which case it might just work .
[Edited on 7-11-06 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Coose
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 02:20 PM |
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What about bike radiators? They tend to be smaller and of various shapes....
Spin 'er off Well...
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02GF74
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 02:27 PM |
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hmmm, interesting. the intercoolers I;ve seen pictures of then to be quite deep so that may not be so good when you shove water through it., Also
the tubing to the collers tend to be large diameter so you may have difficulty getting the hose.
If you ahve one already, how do they compare for size?
Try it but if it was me, I'd find a water radiator for cool water - there is a mcuh bigger selection fo those.
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Dave-M
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 03:01 PM |
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Perhaps a bit more info might be in order. The space I have available is 9" by 27" and being a tight Yorkshireman I an trying to avoid
having a rad specially built. The car will be primarily for sprint & hillclimb use with around 130 BHP. I did consider a bike rad but looking back
through the archives I find mixed opinions on their use.
The logic behind using an intercooler is to maintain the same or greater volume of water in the system and using a bike rad would not do this (I
think).
Two turned adaptors should fix the diameter mis match.
What do you think
Regards
Dave
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NS Dev
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 03:03 PM |
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I'm struggling for reasons not to do it!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 03:49 PM |
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Can an intercooler deal with the pressure in your cooling system?
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PeterW
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 04:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
Can an intercooler deal with the pressure in your cooling system?
Mine copes with full on boost, so you could recon about 1.2 bar
Whats the worst you could get in a water system...?
Peter
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Dave-M
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 05:01 PM |
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Rad caps are generally set to blow off at between 7 - 13 psi which is less than 1 bar (just) so should be OK.
As far as cooling efficiency is concerned, the reasoning I applied is as follows:-
The air flowing throgh the intercooler is travelling at a much higher speed than water would yet the air is cooled very efficiently so the slower
moving water should cool very well also.
The main problem I can see at this moment is the positioning of the inlet and outlet. Do you think it will matter if they are not at the top and
bottom on opposite sides
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Regards
Dave
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Coose
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 05:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave-M
I did consider a bike rad but looking back through the archives I find mixed opinions on their use.
Huh? There's nothing wrong with bike rads - like any other rad you need to ensure that they're sized correctly!
Spin 'er off Well...
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Dave-M
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 05:11 PM |
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Coose, Don't suppose there is anything wrong with bike rads, Just commenting on what's been posted here before.
I don't think I would get one in the size I need anyway.
Regards
Dave
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/11/06 at 08:17 PM |
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Why limit yourself to one, put a few bike rads in to fill the space. The only thing I have seen against their use is the cost, they are expensive
compared to car radiators.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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