Understanding the Working of Car Radiator
Automotive car radiator is indispensable to the functioning of your car. It is pretty much the heart of your car and hence must not be overlooked. It helps dissipate the immense heat into the air and allows the car to run at nominal temperature. According to automotive radiator manufacturers, if there is a problem with your car radiator it will give rise to many other problems in your car, SUV or truck. Let’s first understand the basic functioning of your automotive radiator. The radiator can be located at the front of your car or in the engine’s bay of your truck. The radiator attaches to the radiator core support which is a large metal frame. Attached by a pair of brackets the radiator rests on a set of rubber bushings at the bottom. There are a number of tubes in the radiator in which coolant flows. The tubes can be seen between two tanks that hold the coolant at the inlet and outlet. Fins are attached to these tubes in the radiator core which help radiate heat into the air. How does cooling process begin? Water pump sends the coolant to the engine and that’s how cooling process begins. The coolant then goes around the cylinders and the heat produced due to the combustion and friction in the engine is picked. The coolant heats up due to this and enters the radiator through the upper-hose which then runs through the radiator tubes which takes on the entire heat.