Jerry Hey wrote:

Paul,  Until today, the only plenum designs I have considered have
been symmetrical, basically the triangular shape you suggested to me
with the air entering from the bottom in the center.    Now I am
looking at having the air entering the plenum left of center.  This
would eliminate  a lot of complexity getting around the elevator
torque tube which would require a split inlet.   I can shift the rad
a little bit to the left but not enough to center the air inlet.   In
the present design, the plenum wedges from near zero at the top of
the rad  to ten inches  wide at the bottom.  The inlet I would like
to install would go from center to 8" left of center.   I hope my
verbal description is clear enough.  If not, I can send a drawing.
Question:  do you think the cooling air will disperse through out the
plenum evenly with this design.  I am hoping that the large volume of
the plenum would allow this to happen.          Jerry

Not likely Jerry. I would build it and test it with a pick up
truck and a digital wind velocity meter you can buy in hobby shops.
You are on the bleeding edge here.

Paul Lamar
 
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