Comments on: HOT-WATER HEAT FOR AUTOS PIPED FROM RADIATOR (Jan, 1924) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/hot-water-heat-for-autos-piped-from-radiator/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Springs420 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/hot-water-heat-for-autos-piped-from-radiator/comment-page-1/#comment-1045361 Springs420 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:45:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/hot-water-heat-for-autos-piped-from-radiator/#comment-1045361 Instead of the exhaust, hmmm sounds like a good idea to me! Instead of the exhaust, hmmm sounds like a good idea to me!

]]> By: nlpnt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/hot-water-heat-for-autos-piped-from-radiator/comment-page-1/#comment-1045196 nlpnt Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:56:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/hot-water-heat-for-autos-piped-from-radiator/#comment-1045196 This is basically how modern car heaters work. The problem with this version is that the water has too far to travel (and get cold) before reaching the heat exchanger, itself inefficient because it can only radiate the heat out. The breakthrough innovation, by at least the mid-30s if not sooner, was to move the unit under the dashboard and add a blower fan; everythhing since being a refinement of that concept. Excluding air-cooled cars, of course. This is basically how modern car heaters work. The problem with this version is that the water has too far to travel (and get cold) before reaching the heat exchanger, itself inefficient because it can only radiate the heat out.

The breakthrough innovation, by at least the mid-30s if not sooner, was to move the unit under the dashboard and add a blower fan; everythhing since being a refinement of that concept. Excluding air-cooled cars, of course.

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