Cooling System Principles Saldana Racing （冷却系统原理 Saldana赛车）.pdfVIP

Cooling System Principles by Cooling System Principles Often, it is hard to find information about the function of the automotive cooling system. We at Saldana Racing Products and our good friends at Meziere Enterprises have collaborated together to create this informational guide. Engine Tune Engine tuning can be attributed as one of the greatest factors to water and oil temperature. Engine tuning is an array of adjustments and/or modifications of an engine that is designed to yield optimal performance, and increase power output, economy, and/or durability. Running a lean mixture of fuel and air, and/or a retarded timing situation can cause rapid heating. A lean mixture will cause the engine to burn hot, causing detonation and pre- ignition; while retard timing will make the engine work harder to compress the fuel/air mixture. The Other 5 Factors Other than engine tuning, there are five other factors that can affect the cooling system.  Heat Production (BTUs/HP)  Radiator Capacity (heat dissipation)  Air Flow  Water Flow  Pump System pressure BTUs BTU stands for the British Thermal Unit and it is used to measure heat value. Simple math can be used to convert horsepower (HP) into BTU. The equation is: A HP/minute = 42.44 BTU. Roughly one-third of the engine’s heat goes into the water and must be dissipated by the radiator. Heat Dissipation For our discussion, radiator capacity will refer to the amount of heat that can be dissipated; not the amount of coolant a radiator can hold. To calculate radiator capacity, continuous HP is used, not maximum HP. For instance, a 500 HP stock car will need more cooling capacity than an 850 HP dragster. In a ten minute segment, the stock car would generate roughly 180,000 BTU; while dragster might idle less than ten minutes and make an eight secon