[LargeFormat] IR photos from Marshfield Massachusetts
Jim Hemenway
largeformat@f32.net
Mon Jan 26 16:06:12 2004
I believe J. Michael, especially if it's an air cooled Vanagon. My
water cooled 87 Synchro gave up a lot more heat than any of my earlier
air cooled models.
Georges Giralt wrote:
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> Michael Sullivan wrote:
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>> To keep warm, I used my VW Vanagon running with the laptop INSIDE
>> while my camera/digital back was tethered about 15' away.
>>
>> You can see my van here:
>> http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon
>>
>> Note that my Vanagon is 4wd with off-road tires so going into the snow
>> is no problem
>> However, it was STILL cold even inside!!! (diesels don't generate lots
>> of extra heat!)
>>
> Hi Michael !
> Are you kidding ?
> Given, by law of thermodynamic, that the engine of your van gives only
> 30 % of the consumed power in mechanical energy, 70 % is converted in
> heat. You will know how much BHP it gives you. Easy to convert to kW and
> calculate the huge amount of heat it generate..... Maybe the radiator
> used to heat the cabin is a bit small... Or clogged.
> Regards !
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