NEW CHARGE COOLER
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So that's a drop of 90 degrees using engine coolant run from the radiator to the unit. Imagine the results with a dedicated coolant system.
All I can say is I wish I had designed it! With that said you can bet I am all about figuring out how to optimize it 7 ways from sunday!! Already have a complete system ready to go!!
Around this 2.75" tube is another tube measuring 3.375". Between these tubes is a hollow passage. This void can be filled with water, glycol, gasses or other substances to "flush" the heat away from the inner tube.
Each end of the Pipe is capped with a Fitting Collar. Each collar is tapped with "NPT" National Pipe Threaded holes. This allows you to attach one or multiple coolant supply and return lines to each Fitting Collar.
Each Fitting Collar has 3 separate coolant ports that are threaded 3/8" NPT. This allows you to attach from 1 to 3 supply and return lines to each Fitting Collar for plenty of coolant flow volume.
It incorporates Viton O-rings for sealing to the main pipe. This Fitting Collar simply slips on the end of the main pipe and is held in place with a large c-clip.
This allows the Fitting Collar to be rotated 360 degrees to any position you like for hose placement. The Pipe and Fitting Collars are anodized for corrosion protection and appearance.
The Pipe inlet and outlet connection surface is grooved for maximum grip with your connector hoses.
The inlet of the Hard Pipe is "ramped in" to minimize interruption of the air stream by eliminating the wall thickness ledge normally associated with a tube connected to a hose.
~OPERATION~
Basically you run a liquid through the Coolant Channels and this is used to pull the heat away from the fins, cooling the heated air in the inner Air Passage.
The Hard Pipes have an incredible 37.15 inches of linear surface.
This means for inch of air passage, we have 37.15 square inches of surface contacting the heated air.
Run the liquid through the Coolant Channels in the opposite direction of the flow of heated air in the Air Passage. This makes for the coldest possible output.
You could use a 12" and a 10" to make a 22" setup.
Or, if you have room for a 12" pipe, choosing two 6" pipes would prove more effective, again, because you can introduce fresh "cool" coolant half way through. It all depends on what you have room for and how much cooling you are trying to achieve!