<VV> COOLING FANS - outside the box - Way outside

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/2/2007 1:20:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
Sethracer at aol.com writes:


How  about another one. Most every Corvair, whether street driven or in most  
 
competition need to have the exhaust muffled. That muffler, no matter what  
kind,  is a parasite on the motor, even if just the extra weight it  adds. 
Does 
the hot  exhaust of the Corvair carry enough heat/volume  to drive a 
Turbocharger 
style  cooling fan that could help cool the  motor? Use the inlet side only 
for  handling cooling air, leave the  motor normally aspirated. Send the 
compressor  output directly into  the fan area of the motor. What is the CFM 
of an  
E-flow turbo on max  boost, or some other exhaust driven turbo/fan set-up. 
Would  
the  exhaust be restricted? Yes. But the muffler(s) does that now.  Is  there 
 
anybody old enough to remember the "Turbonique" direct drive  engine. It used 
a  
small gas turbine, as I recall, to direct drive  the rear wheels. The nice 
thing  about an auxiliary drive for cooling  the motor is that it is 
(generally  
speaking) unrestricted by  sanctioning bodies. How about a small gas turbine  
driving the  cooling fan on the motor? With some kind of gear reduction to  
keep  
the speed of the fan down to a reasonable RPM. - Seth  Emerson   




Seth, 
An interesting idea; can anyone tell us why it would or would not  work.
 
Scotty from Hollyweird



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