Re: Idea: Bringing Computer Cooling into the Automotive world
TECs dont get rid of heat, they move it from one junction to the other and you need to get rid of the heat in any event.
Bad news is this pumping costs a lot of power (electrical ) as the electron flow is what moves the heat and you have to dissipate the losses within the TEC also. These things work in a 6 pack cooler but draw 5 or 6 amps and could never get rid of the heat from the H/E system. There is hundreds of thousands of BTUs moving around under the hood at any given time.
You would add lots of weight, wires, alternator load, and therefore engine load......
The second law of thermodynamics states;
You can not break even.......
You can not quit the game.........
You can not win..............
[ A quote from a very gifted nuclear physicist that I know]
Enjoy, Woody