<VV> Re: Straight talk on electric fans RE: Fan HP

[Ron]

And very tight fan belts?
RonH

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Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:52 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: Straight talk on electric fans RE: Fan HP


> In a message dated 6/26/05 7:00:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> burkhard at rochester.rr.com writes:
>
>
>> On the cars I've seen, there has also been little attempt to do real
>> engineering of the fan itself -- they usually just graft a tiny axial fan
>> onto the upper shroud and brag that they "figgered out" a way to do an
>> electric fan Corvair.  Anyone who wants to do such a task on a "real 
>> world
>> car" must first duplicate (or better) the air handling capacity of the 
>> stock
>> system, THEN do it at much less mechanical hp (because electric fans have
>> another energy conversion loss the mechanical fans don't). Oh yeah, this
>> high hp electric motor will need to be light.  How much more will it 
>> weigh
>> over what it replaces?
>>
> **************************************************************
> 8-12 qt oil systems.....one is Twin fanned.....Toms is a a super hight 
> output
> unit...both have Alternators over 100 amps!
>
>
> Matt Nall
> 65/66/69/DB/BT
> Coos Bay, Ore.
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