Re: Heating using the hot water tank.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:14 am
I do not remember enough of my old physics classes to start to approach this question.
With all other conditions remaining equal, is it better to move air over the fins of the raditor faster or slower?
I have found fans that move 60, 80, or 100 CFM. Is there an optimum air flow? Or are there many other variables to think about? Such as overall surface area of the radiator, depth of the fins, number of fins, amount of surface area that the fan covers and so forth? This sort of goes along with the speed of the heated water through the raditor.
Or for we camper's needs, is it adequate to use a combo that someone says gives good results and let it go at that. More of a trial and error approach?
With all other conditions remaining equal, is it better to move air over the fins of the raditor faster or slower?
I have found fans that move 60, 80, or 100 CFM. Is there an optimum air flow? Or are there many other variables to think about? Such as overall surface area of the radiator, depth of the fins, number of fins, amount of surface area that the fan covers and so forth? This sort of goes along with the speed of the heated water through the raditor.
Or for we camper's needs, is it adequate to use a combo that someone says gives good results and let it go at that. More of a trial and error approach?