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Old 10-07-2009, 07:11 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
You're not accounting for losing heat from the exhaust, which slows the flow, thereby increasing pressure.
Wouldn't the loss of velocity be directly proportional to the loss of volume as the exhaust gas cools? Instead of the usual constriction of smaller pathways or a turbo. There for no real change in pressure upstream of the heat exchanger.
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