<VV> Fan power

Padgett pp2 at 6007.us
Sat Jun 25 22:19:47 EDT 2005


> > ... as long as we are using up 20 horses of fan power to blow cool air,

What are the real numbers say for 2000, 3000, and 4000 engine rpm ? Anyone 
know ? Would be interested since it only took 15 hp (air drag and rolling 
resistance) to move a '73 full-size Chevrolet down the road at 60 mph. If 
it takes that much to turn the fan then  you would be burning almost as 
much gas and generating as much heat to turn the fan as to run the car 
which is a poor trade.

So if anyone has some air flow vs rpm vs hp required figures for a Corvair 
fan, I would really like to see them.

Padgett 



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