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What are the components of an automobile radiator?

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LeAlaina

07/29/25 10:55pm

The radiator is constructed by alternately arranging and welding corrugated heat dissipation fins and cooling tubes. The structure of an automobile radiator is introduced as follows: 1. Concept: An automobile radiator consists of three parts: the inlet chamber, the outlet chamber, and the radiator core. The coolant flows inside the radiator core, while air passes outside the radiator. The hot coolant cools down by dissipating heat to the air, and the cold air heats up by absorbing the heat released from the coolant. 2. Structure: The automobile radiator is an indispensable and important component in the water-cooled engine cooling system of a vehicle, and it is developing towards being lightweight, efficient, and economical. The structure of automobile radiators is also continuously adapting to new developments. The tube-fin radiator core is composed of numerous thin cooling tubes and heat dissipation fins. Most cooling tubes adopt a flat oval cross-section to reduce air resistance and increase the heat transfer area. The radiator core should have sufficient flow area to allow the coolant to pass through, as well as sufficient air flow area to allow enough air to pass through and carry away the heat transferred from the coolant to the radiator. Additionally, it must have sufficient heat dissipation area to facilitate heat exchange between the coolant, air, and heat dissipation fins.

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