Thermal equilibrium of the tractor and vehicle engines’ cooling systems in agriculture technological processes

Abstract

The article shows how the heat introduced into the engine is consumed into the coolant. Factors influencing the temperature regime of the tractor and vehicle cooling systems during operation. Necessary dependencies for constructing the heat balance of the cooling system of an automobile and autotractor engine. The use of heat balance makes it possible to determine a criterion for assessing the efficiency of the engine cooling system. Experimental analysis of the thermal balance of the cooling system is based on original equations characterizing the heat transfer of the engine into the coolant, water equivalents of air and water flows through the radiator, and can be used as the basis for a calculation method for determining the characteristics of a cooling system with various radiators.