Please stop this thread. I run into this type of ranting all the time when working on VW's. Bash the fellow that actually pulls wrenches for a living (Ken Wilford) with some sort of engineering pinhead mumbo-jumbo. Anyone that has dealt with him knows him to be a straight shooter.......
Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75 Campmobile "for sale' Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) ----- Original Message ----- From: "SStones" <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 9:00 AM Subject: Re: More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
> Just... Uhhh... To throw in 2 more cents worth... > Wilfy was presuming that two cylindrical copper pipes would be better than > a single oval cross sectional aluminum pipe. Based on the heat conductivity > of copper over aluminum and the increased surface that's obvious when two > circles are compared to a single oval of the same area it is very easy to > presume exactly what Ken did. Obviously Ken's not stupid. I'm not going to > do the math for you either, but I'll estimate the copper as a little less > than three times as efficient at heat transfer based on my vague memory of > the description. > If you have difficulty assuming that more heat transfer can occur across a > greater surface area, or don't understand the geometry involved even > basically, please either trust Ken's advice, he seems to presume things > well, or never work on your own vanagon. They're odd beasts and can suffer > nasty consequences if stupid things are done to them. > Rant mode off. > |
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