[SEL] Thermo-syphon Question

[Bob Willman]

	As long as all of the inlet and outlet pipes are below the surface
of the water in the cooling tank and there is no trapped air in the system -
thermal siphoning should occur. 


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Paul Maples
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:26 PM
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: [SEL] Thermo-syphon Question

I am working on getting a coolant tank built for my 5 HP Stover and I will
be using one of the early Stover Cast Iron Stands: See the picture below:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/StoverTankStand1.jpg

By using this stand my tank will be up higher than it normally would be if
it was mounted at the same level as the engine. My question is how high can
you reasonably expect the thermo-syphon effect to push the water up to the
top of the tank? I need to know this so I can properly locate my inlet
fitting for the intake of water at the top.

Thanks,

Paul


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