[DeTomaso] To thermostat or not to thermostat

[michael frazier]

It would depend on how much heat you generate and how large your radiator is.  In humans, a larger cooling surface area usually indicates
a great deal more power is consumed just moving.  Power needs and cooling capabilities do not increase proportionately.  That may
be a result of added friction surfaces not seen on bodies with less surface area.  
I think gold jewelry would absorb more body heat than golf balls.  I'd be interested in seeing test results. Maybe not.  I'm going with "not".
Michael


Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:48:29 -0700From: peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.netSubject: Re: [DeTomaso] To thermostat or not to thermostatTo: dtpantera at gmail.com; red3644 at hotmail.comCC: kenn_green at yahoo.com; wkooiman at earthlink.net; jimgray at cableone.net; detomaso at realbig.com





If I am in Las Vegas in the 110 degreee summer, and I am going from the front parking lot to the rear parking lot, and I run through the 75 degree air conditioned casino instead of walk, am I cooler when I get to the back parking lot? What if I wearing golf balls on my body? 
Peter Kovacs
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----- Original Message ----From: Don Thomas <dtpantera at gmail.com>To: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>Cc: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>; Jim Gray <jimgray at cableone.net>; DeTomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:29:21 PMSubject: Re: [DeTomaso] To thermostat or not to thermostatOne of the best write-ups I have seen related to automotive cooling is thisarticle -> http://www.stewartcomponents.com/tech_tips/Tech_Tips_6.htmI have seen many published misconceptions like, "the fluid needs to bemoving slower so that it stays in the heat exchanger longer and picks upmore heat" - nonsense.  Consider the radiator of an automobile.  If the airflow through it is faster - it cools better.  If the water flow through itis faster - it cools better.Anyway, I hope that helps...Cheers,-dtOn Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:47 AM, michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>wrote:>  Oy, "laminar flow" raises it's ugly head again in just a few days.> Turbulence in the radiator cools.  You don't want a slow moving "boundary> layer" moving along the surface of the cooling tubes while a faster moving> core moves through the center.  This turbulence is usually> a product of flow volume/speed.  I close the by-pass in the pump off with a> small piece of aluminum sheet and use a regular Ford stat.> 190-200 teps in traffic...with a good clean stock radiator.  New car has a> huge custom built aluminun radiator and seems to run 190 regardless.> Michael> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa Y'all...noticing new radiators have dimpled cores> and are flat black.  Cool AND fast.>>>> ------------------------------>>> <http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_+GreaterGood>>_______________________________________________Detomaso Forum Managed by POCAArchive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/DeTomaso mailing listDeTomaso at list.realbig.comhttp://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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