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Originally Posted by winkosmosis
Here is my idea. I'm sure it's been done.. It's just a radiator in the form of a heatsink. The thin fins flow air much easier through them and the stream can be reintroduced to the airflow
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I'm no thermodynamic expert,but my thought is that the heatsink would not provide enough surface area to transfer the heat flux from the engine.I believe this is why the industry has ended up with today's radiators,with enormous surface-area do to the "maze" created by the corrugated fins,with their attendant turbulence-induced high transfer coefficients.---------- Optimized conventional cooling systems have no drag,parts are easy to get,and are relatively compact.