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Old 03-23-2021, 05:18 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Skin radiators were found wanting for ICE engines in the 1920-30s. Frank Lockhart and some airplanes.


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Suppose you have the diffuser and the hood?
Lockhart's car used iced water cooling for the engine. (I cover it in my upcoming book.) The finned section you can see was for the charge air.
 
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