ihasnostang
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I was just trying to think of alternate ways to keep cars from hitting temp limits on track. Just a thread to throw out ideas without clogging the 50 page CHT thread..
I am a firm believer in that the solution isn't to keep stacking heat exchangers infront of eachother.
What if a parallel loop was added as a method to store/shed additional energy? After all we're just looking to last a finite amount of time before an extended cooldown period. This style of heat exchanger is nice because it doesn't need to be mounted to receive airflow and possibly allowing for less pressure drop by having shorter oil lines.
Laminova equate their heat exchanger to using an traditional oil cooler by allowing more heat to be transferred to the coolant, although i would propose not tapping into the existing coolant loop.
Unknowns:
-Fluid in new loop? Oil, Water? The water could be changed between sessions but based on the quantity of coolant in the oem system this may not be practical? The unit itself can be set up with JIC fittings on all 4 ports, or with the barb style on the coolant ends.
-Flow rate of new medium? I would guess a relatively low flow rate would be better? But they do offer restrictors to be placed at the outlet of the coolant side
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/...s/view/laminova-oil-water-heat-exchangers-319
https://www.laminova.com/
I am a firm believer in that the solution isn't to keep stacking heat exchangers infront of eachother.
What if a parallel loop was added as a method to store/shed additional energy? After all we're just looking to last a finite amount of time before an extended cooldown period. This style of heat exchanger is nice because it doesn't need to be mounted to receive airflow and possibly allowing for less pressure drop by having shorter oil lines.
Laminova equate their heat exchanger to using an traditional oil cooler by allowing more heat to be transferred to the coolant, although i would propose not tapping into the existing coolant loop.
Unknowns:
-Fluid in new loop? Oil, Water? The water could be changed between sessions but based on the quantity of coolant in the oem system this may not be practical? The unit itself can be set up with JIC fittings on all 4 ports, or with the barb style on the coolant ends.
-Flow rate of new medium? I would guess a relatively low flow rate would be better? But they do offer restrictors to be placed at the outlet of the coolant side
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/...s/view/laminova-oil-water-heat-exchangers-319
https://www.laminova.com/
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