Robert Lynn wrote:
Actually pretty easy, just parallel together 3-4 truck radiators or 10 car radiators (quite cheap) with standard cooling fans on them and pump water around with an open header tank.
Wow. You are right. A large truck produces 425 hp, which is 316 kW. It takes a lot more than that in thermal power. I did not realize trucks are so powerful. I do not know efficient truck radiators are but that sounds like it would work.
The water in the tank would end up getting very hot. That can be accounted for.
The calorimetry is not as challenging as I though. I have no experience measuring such large amounts of heat, and no idea how it is done, but I'm sure there are many experts who know.
- Jed
