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Re: [T3] Engine number


<x-flowed>Jim Adney wrote:

It's tempting to assume that when the car is moving, the hot air won't have a chance to accumulate back there like that, but that's not at all clear. There's often a "dead volume" behind the car which is just carried along with the car. That's the space where the type 3 engine gets its cooling air, and much of the air that's fed into this volume is the hot air that has just come out of the cooling system.

Not only that, but doesn't the whole air ducting system effectively FORCE air to hit the spots that need it? I always thought that was the point. I build a few computers each year and always am aware of the fact that they cool MUCH more efficiently when they are a "sealed unit" without a side cover off. The reason is that the airflow is directed to come in the box from the front of the case, over the components, and then blown out the back of the case. When you remove the side panel, you're just opening everything to the air. Doesn't matter how cold the room gets, the computer components still aren't getting as decent cooling as they could be if air was directed in a path over them.

Aaron

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