Although gasoline engines have improved a lot, they are still not very efficient at turning chemical energy into mechanical power. Most of the energy in the gasoline (perhaps 70%) is converted into heat, and it is the job of the cooling system to take care of that heat. In fact, the cooling system on a car driving down the freeway dissipates enough heat to heat two average-sized houses! Random fact of the day I found when researching radiators and thermostats.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:14:07 +0000
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