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Old 08-09-2014, 05:43 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I recently found about peltier coolers, but those dont generate much. I though about hooking up 10 to the top of the radiator, enough heat (~180*F), though I am not sure if it will work with out a heat sink on the other side, will it? ...
Hi silvermazda,
No. No huge number of junctions or huge heat sinks will help. I can show you the math if you like, but the bottom line is that if your car needs 10 hp to cruise, and you replace the radiator with a vast number of reversed peltiers the best you can do is about 15 watts of electric power at cruise. And approximately no electric power at idle.

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