well here i go spouting off again, ive got a theory

 

here i go, ive just seen nitro pow's thread about his new bling (looks fantastic BTW) but what ive wondered is would all this extra chroming of heat displacing parts not just make them even hotter, ive always wondered waht an extra coating would do to heat displacment (if thats the correct word to use lol)

ok where is the real stellaZ, what have you done with him :rofl: :rofl:

 

christ mate, thats a damn good question for a friday night!

ok where is the real stellaZ, what have you done with him :rofl: :rofl:

 

christ mate, thats a damn good question for a friday night!

 

i am pissed though lol :D

Chrome is highly reflective so it may actually reduce the heat absorption in to the part from thermal radiation.

It would probably also reduce thermal conduction and convection.

 

 

Unfortunately I'm on call so I'm NOT pissed! :cry:

Chrome is highly reflective so it may actually reduce the heat absorbtion in to the part.

 

but it aint chrome on the inside, what im getting at is, the part chromed would have yet another coating o fmetalon it (if you know wat i mean)

 

there would be more metal to get the heat through from inside

Doubt it would have any affect at all, cos the heat is transfered via conduction rather than convection so I doubt reflecting heat will have much to do with it.

 

The bulk of the alloy parts are ally with a thin covering of chromium....not enough to alter the mechanical properties of the metal.

 

there's my tuppence worth....I am open to refunds tho :D

Doubt it would have any affect at all, cos the heat is transfered via conduction rather than convection so I doubt reflecting heat will have much to do with it.

 

The bulk of the alloy parts are ally with a thin covering of chromium....not enough to alter the mechanical properties of the metal.

 

there's my tuppence worth....I am open to refunds tho :D

 

like i said previous, im drunk, put it in plonkys terms lol :rofl:

Heat both chromed and non chromed parts together, sit on it, and tell us which one is hotter HTH :D

Is the inside of a chrome coating reflective?

If so it would reflect heat and prevent it passing through to the atmosphere.

 

You could also say that the extra metal would absorb some of the heat so as a total mass the overall heat/metal ratio would be lower.

 

On the other hand, I doubt it makes much differance really. :D

Is the inside of a chrome coating reflective?

If so it would reflect heat and prevent it passing through to the atmosphere.

 

You could also say that the extra metal would absorb some of the heat so as a total mass the overall heat/metal ratio would be lower.

 

On the other hand, I doubt it makes much differance really. :D

 

its just sometyhing ive always wanted to know about

chromium is a very good conductor of heat not an insulator, just because its shiny on the outside it is molecular bonded to the metal and just acts as a conducter as the original would

...but radiated heat would be less.... Things that get hot through their own operation should be black, everything else should be silver...

...for best heat radiation of course LOL

Matt black at that - could be pretty cool !

so why is my kettle plastic? :rofl:

so why is my kettle plastic? :rofl:

 

Because you're cheap ! ;) Mine is chrome ...

becauser you want a insulator

so why is my kettle plastic? :rofl:

 

cause its cheaper to produce on a mass scale and is unlikely to go up in price as a material-as it is man made and can be produced easily and more efficinatly :D

here we go :D

 

Either way the amount of heat difference with/without chrome PLATE etc is irrelevant.

 

The percentage of chrome compared to the ally is whats important.

 

But since were talkin plating.....it still amounts to buggeral difference.

 

Ally absorbs and dissipates heat easily, hence its use in rads etc.

 

Solid chrome is fookin hard and retains heat like a fooker.

 

wether something is shiny makes no difference with conduction.

 

However if we are talking radiated heat/light then obviously it does.

 

so according to this thread these cars parts mustn't work at all of a night time....or under a bonnet :nelson: :D

here we go :D

 

Either way the amount of heat difference with/without chrome PLATE etc is irrelevant.

 

The percentage of chrome compared to the ally is whats important.

 

But since were talkin plating.....it still amounts to buggeral difference.

 

Ally absorbs and dissipates heat easily, hence its use in rads etc.

 

Solid chrome is fookin hard and retains heat like a fooker.

 

wether something is shiny makes no difference with conduction.

 

However if we are talking radiated heat/light then obviously it does.

 

so according to this thread these cars parts mustn't work at all of a night time....or under a bonnet :nelson: :D

 

ooh who's a smart alec then :rofl: :rofl: :D

I want a plastic engine now....... :rofl:

 

With a chocolate radiator...... :slap:

Cant help it m8,

 

was a test engineer for Brit Aero a few years ago...

 

but got out while I had the chance lol.

All that crome may look good but in a bay like the zed it wont last long!! i bet within a few hundred miles he will have more bits of crome flaking of than elton john's had c0ck :)

Just take a look at terminator 1, he was walking bling....n he didnt last long :rofl:

This might answer your question Alan.........................

 

the effects of chrome engine parts

 

HTH Vini

This might answer your question Alan.........................

 

the effects of chrome engine parts

 

HTH Vini

 

cheers bud, but ill have to read ot tomorrow when the screen stops spinning lol