<VV> Fan power

[Ron]

It's all in "Corvair Basics"!
RonH

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From: "Padgett" <pp2 at 6007.us>
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Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:19 PM
Subject: <VV> Fan power


>
>> > ... 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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