DrMayf,
At 02:55 PM 10/5/98 -0400, DrMayf@aol.com wrote:
>Heat would be a little less than that put out by a NASCAR engine. They use
>(generally) Stewart water pumps, and Griffin radiators. Remember, this is not
>a stop and go car, rather, it is used for flat out speeds and for only a few
>short minutes. For instance, even considering the run up to the flying
mile to
>be 3 miles, just how long does it take to cover 5 miles. The last mile is
>coast, the 4th mile is at 250 mph, so it only takes approximately 15 seconds
>to cover that mile! So it does not take long to make a run, not like NASCAR
>with approximately the same hp. Of interest is the rule of thumb that about
>1/3 of the heat produced goes out through the radiator: in this case about
200
>hp worth of heat, another 1/3 goes out the exhaust. What the dickens the
other
>does, I don't have a clue..
>
The final 1/3 is available to do work, most of which is applied to
overcoming wind resistance with a little bit getting converted into the
kinetic energy of the car.
Bob
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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