As is apparent from the term we are looking at, Air-cooled engines have air circulating over the hot parts of the engine to cool it. Now I can't put a diagrammatic explanation here, but it is pretty clear even with just the theory.
Most cars we use today have modern internal combustion engines.
A great percentage of the heat generated through these engines is released through the exhaust.
The remaining is handled traditionally by using a liquid coolant that is passed through a closed circuit over the cylinder head and engine block.
The liquid coolant absorbs heat and when it reaches the heat exchanger or radiator of the car, it released the heat into air.
Now you may feel that isn't the engine being ultimately cooled by air. Well yes, but because a liquid-coolant circuit was used, this system is called water-cooled engine.
In contrast, the air-cooled engines have the heat generated released directly into the air. Natural air flow plays a big part in this.
Most cars we use today have modern internal combustion engines.
A great percentage of the heat generated through these engines is released through the exhaust.
The remaining is handled traditionally by using a liquid coolant that is passed through a closed circuit over the cylinder head and engine block.
The liquid coolant absorbs heat and when it reaches the heat exchanger or radiator of the car, it released the heat into air.
Now you may feel that isn't the engine being ultimately cooled by air. Well yes, but because a liquid-coolant circuit was used, this system is called water-cooled engine.
In contrast, the air-cooled engines have the heat generated released directly into the air. Natural air flow plays a big part in this.
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