This is a shot of the inside of a Formula 1 cooling system.
 Normally this is top secret stuff.

 This verifies our contention that a large frontal area,
 thin radiator is the way to go for low cooling drag.
 Furthermore it uses the Kays & London oblique mounted,
 wedge shaped diffuser to reduce the over all frontal area
 of the vehicle as out lined in my book How to Cool Your Wankel.

 Formula 1 teams spend million doing aerodynamic research
 with just one team using as many as seven wind tunnels
 working 24/7 on aerodynamic  development.

 Paul Lamar


Paul:

Fascinating ... but being more familiar with a Model A Ford than a
Formula 1, I am more than a little puzzled as to what I am looking at.

In your spare time :) could you add a couple of notations to the photo
you sent?  (Don't waste your valuable time just to satisfy my curiosity,
however)

Rob


These are 800 HP V8's so you are looking at the cooling system for a
400 HP piston engine operating between 50 MPH and 200 MPH WOT
most of the time.

You may still have some specific questions so don't be shy. Ask away.


Paul Lamar



That rad looks about 10 inches wide maybe, and perhaps 32 inches long,
alum coolant lines? and high pressure? Do you think it is a single row?
Just how much radiator is there handling 400hp?

Ed Carver

I have no idea.

Paul Lamar