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

[Ron]

Gee, Seth, while you're at it, why not plaster the engine with 
thermoelectric cells and generate electricity while cooling the engine.  The 
electric power could drive the front wheels with motors.  And by the way, 
what are you smoking?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
To: <Sethracer at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> COOLING FANS - outside the box - Way outside


>
> 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
>
>
>
> Does anybody know if this (turbo drive) has been done to create a cooling
> air source?
> Does anybody know of any reasons why it wouldn't work?
>
> Scotty from Hollyweird
>
>
>
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