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Originally Posted by Cobb
If the hood is closed and the grill is blocked, wouldnt the radiator I mean condenser be black anyway?
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A shadow cast from the hood is not the same as something painted black. Shadows are the result of blocking light, while black is the result of absorbing light.
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Originally Posted by ecomodded
If it was exposed to the Sun it would reflect more heat then it absorbs or much less then Black in any regard , I assume it would radiate less of the intercoollers heat from its surface as well .?
It is strange that "color" can do this , Spooky if you do not understand the science of it & I don't at the moment  could it be color has surface area ? |
That's right.
We understand that black absorbs the energy from light and gets hot. What we aren't accustomed to thinking about is that you can heat something that is black and emit light in the form of infrared radiation.
A wine glass that is given energy by striking it will vibrate and emit a chime. Reverse this process and play a noise at the same frequency as the wine glass, and you get vibrations in the glass.
Many energy systems are reversible, and only depend on which side of the process has greater energy. Electricity can drive a motor and put a vehicle in motion, or a vehicle in motion can drive a motor that produces electricity.