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Engine Cooling System: Group 1

The cooling system works to prevent overheating by transferring excess engine heat to another medium like coolant. It circulates a liquid like an antifreeze solution through the engine which absorbs heat and cools the engine. Key components include the water pump which circulates coolant, radiator which transfers heat from coolant to air, thermostat which regulates coolant flow to maintain optimal temperature, and fan which blows air through radiator when needed. The system keeps engine parts from wearing and ensures proper fuel combustion.

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215 views17 pages

Engine Cooling System: Group 1

The cooling system works to prevent overheating by transferring excess engine heat to another medium like coolant. It circulates a liquid like an antifreeze solution through the engine which absorbs heat and cools the engine. Key components include the water pump which circulates coolant, radiator which transfers heat from coolant to air, thermostat which regulates coolant flow to maintain optimal temperature, and fan which blows air through radiator when needed. The system keeps engine parts from wearing and ensures proper fuel combustion.

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ENGINE

COOLING
SYSTEM
Group 1
What is a Cooling System?
The cooling system is the one that
keeps the engine from overheating by
transferring this heat to another medium,
but the cooling system also has several
other important jobs.

Fact:
An engine has an ave. efficiency of 30% and the
heat generated can run a small boiler.
Effects:
• Inside your car's engine, fuel is constantly burning. A lot
of the heat from this combustion goes right out the
exhaust system, but some of it soaks into the engine,
heating it up. The engine runs best when its coolant is
about 200 F (93 C). At this temperature:

– The combustion chamber is hot enough to completely vaporize


the fuel, providing better combustion and reducing emissions.

– The oil used to lubricate the engine has a lower viscosity so the
engine parts move more freely and the engine wastes less
power moving its own components around.

– Metal parts wear less.


Types of Cooling Systems
• Liquid Cooling
The cooling system on liquid-cooled cars circulates
a fluid through pipes and passageways in the engine. As
this liquid passes through the hot engine it absorbs heat,
cooling the engine.

• Air Cooling
Instead of circulating fluid through the engine, the
engine block is covered in aluminum fins that conduct
the heat away from the cylinder.
Fluid Composition
• Water is one of the most effective fluids for holding heat, but water
freezes at too high a temperature to be used in car engines. The
fluid that most cars use is a mixture of water and ethylene glycol
(C2H6O2), also known as antifreeze.

50/50 70/30
Pure Water C2H6O2/Water C2H6O2/Water

Freezing Point 0 C / 32 F -37 C / -35 F -55 C / -67 F

Boiling Point 100 C / 212 F 106 C / 223 F 106 C / 223 F


Engine
• The engine block and cylinder head have
many passageways cast or machined in
them to allow for fluid flow. These
passageways direct the coolant to the
most critical areas of the engine.
• When over-heated, the metal has actually
gotten hot enough for the piston to weld
itself to the cylinder. This usually means
the complete destruction of the engine.
Engine
Water Pump
• The water pump is a simple centrifugal pump
driven by a belt connected to the crankshaft of
the engine.

• The pump circulates fluid whenever the engine


is running.

• The water pump uses centrifugal force to send


fluid to the outside while it spins, causing fluid to
be drawn from the center continuously.
Water pump
Radiator
• A radiator is a type of heat exchanger. It is
designed to transfer heat from the hot
coolant that flows through it to the air
blown through it by the fan.
Radiator
Pressure Cap
• The radiator cap actually increases the boiling
point of your coolant by about 45 F (25 C).

• When the fluid in the cooling system heats up, it


expands, causing the pressure to build up. The
cap is the only place where this pressure can
escape, so the setting of the spring on the cap
determines the maximum pressure in the cooling
system.
Pressure Cap
Thermostat
• The thermostat's main job is to allow the engine
to heat up quickly, and then to keep the engine
at a constant temperature.

• It does this by regulating the amount of water


that goes through the radiator.

• At low temperatures, the outlet to the radiator is


completely blocked therefore all of the coolant is
circulated back through the engine.
Thermostat
Fan
• Like the thermostat, the cooling fan has to
be controlled so that it allows the engine to
maintain a constant temperature.

• It is either controlled by a thermostatic


switch or a computer.

• It is turned on whenever the coolant


temperature exceeds the set point.
The Complete Cooling System

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