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Old 11-13-2009, 03:48 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jtgh View Post
direct drive is the bench mark for 1:1 efficiency
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!? i have seen some very sloppy crankshaft fan designs
poorly designed shrouds, air being sucked around the shroud, no shroud at all, huge radiator to fan distances and in most applications flat blades.
drag type blades VS air foils are terribly inefficient and noisy. finally on a few vehicles airfoils are being implemented - but the curved fan blades are helpful. you can HEAR the cars and trucks that don't have efficient cooling systems.

for comparative value: my 80s diesel VWs. no cooling fans. always run @ operating temp.

while we are on that subject...
the other side of the coin of direct drive fans are low ECTs while idling, during cold weather long downhills e.t.c. now THAT wastes fuel. and not just in diesels.

directdrive is cheap. not inexpensive but cheap. it is a way of always ensuring cooling when using a longitudinally mounted engine, which is best for the average consumer, and the least $$$ spent by the manufacturer.
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