radiator fan

  • 1radiator fan motor — An electrically operated motor responsible for driving the radiator fan. An electric motor allows much more freedom in radiator location and engine bay design and permits aftercooling of the engine with the engine switched off: most engines… …

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  • 2radiator fan — Two types are used on automobiles: a crankshaft driven fan connected by a temperature sensitive viscous coupling, or a fan driven by an electric motor …

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  • 3fan belt — ► NOUN ▪ (in a motor vehicle engine) a belt that drives the radiator fan and usually also the dynamo or alternator …

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  • 4Radiator — Radiators and convectors are types of heat exchangers designed to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in automobiles, buildings, and… …

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  • 5Radiator (engine cooling) — For other uses, see Radiator (disambiguation). A typical engine coolant radiator used in an automobile Radiators are used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston engined aircraft, railway locomotives,… …

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  • 6fan belt — noun a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator • Hypernyms: ↑belt • Part Holonyms: ↑cooling system, ↑engine cooling system * * * (in automotive vehicles) a belt, driven by the crankshaft of an engine,… …

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  • 7fan — [1] A fan is a rotating device with curved blades like a propeller. The primary fan in a vehicle is located behind the radiator. Some electric fans may be placed in front of the radiator. It draws air through the radiator so that the coolant… …

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  • 8fan belt — noun (in a motor vehicle engine) a belt that transmits motion from the driveshaft to the radiator fan and the dynamo or alternator …

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  • 9fan motor — See radiator fan motor …

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  • 10fan pulley — A pulley on the hub of the radiator fan on which its driving belt runs …

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