<VV>Fanz, and how they work

[Ron]

I'll bet that any temp rise across the fan is so small it can't be measured 
with any equipment that any of us have.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirby Smith" <kirbyasmith at gwi.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: <VV>Fanz, and how they work


> It _could_ be going the same place turbocharger compressors put some of 
> the power they get from the turbine -- into heating the air in addition to 
> moving it -- because compressors are not 100% efficient anywhere on their 
> map.  I expect that the work expended by the engine fan moving air is well 
> under 100% of the work done to move the fan blades.
>
> kirby
>
>
> Ron wrote:
>> If the stock belt design is wasting so much power, where is it going? 
>> The power you claim is being wasted can only go into heat, there's no 
>> other outlet for it, and if heat, something must be getting very hot, and 
>> it isn't!  The belt would quickly melt if it was absorbing any power and 
>> the pulleys would be red hot if they absorbed any power, but they're 
>> cool. Where is this wasted power?
>> RonH
>>
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