This ILLEGAL fluid could increase engine power by 100bhp!

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Graphene nanofluids are currently being created by a company called Flexegraph, with the aim being to transform the efficiency of regular car coolant. With this pioneering technology currently being banned by the FIA, how long will it be before these game-changing fluids make it into the automotive world?
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00:00 Why has car cooling stayed the same?
00:58 Graphene nanofluids
02:14 Radiator design
04:28 What could cars look like in the future?
05:24 How nanofluids could increase engine power
07:31 Why don't graphene nanofluids exist yet?

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  • @BMack37
    @BMack373 ай бұрын

    This needs to come out immediately so BMW can make their grilles smaller again.

  • @CheapBastard1988

    @CheapBastard1988

    3 ай бұрын

    If only😂.

  • @ciaranburke3243

    @ciaranburke3243

    3 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @Becausefamilycar

    @Becausefamilycar

    3 ай бұрын

    lol, They don’t need to be that anyway, it’s an excuse for a terrible design choice.

  • @bgj2940

    @bgj2940

    3 ай бұрын

    😂 LMAO

  • @streetmtb

    @streetmtb

    3 ай бұрын

    New car magic cooling with bigger grill

  • @nalgene247
    @nalgene2473 ай бұрын

    The idea that F1 consistently bans innovation boggles the mind. Well, until one considers the money involved, then the mind is deboggled. That being said, graphene is awesome!

  • @PazLeBon

    @PazLeBon

    3 ай бұрын

    itt works well because the tech that f1 uses is 'supposed' to pass down to our regularr cars. Of course that might change in he future with far less ICE cars being maade and used now

  • @christopherbuesser7445

    @christopherbuesser7445

    3 ай бұрын

    F1 is a sport these days. I think when F1 goes either electric drive or completely electric you'll see innovation come back into the fold.

  • @marksapollo

    @marksapollo

    3 ай бұрын

    @@christopherbuesser7445It'll never go electric, they are fighting very hard to avoid that. Hence the heavy investment in bio fuels.

  • @Nordlicht05

    @Nordlicht05

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@marksapollo If ever needed the formula e would level up.

  • @stevieb026

    @stevieb026

    3 ай бұрын

    F1 isn't innovative anymore. Anyone who innovates is branded a cheat and that innovation is banned. The "Formula" is so strict you basically cant

  • @jlinder9646
    @jlinder96463 ай бұрын

    One thing..Even if the fluid is more efficient, you need to be able to extract the heat. Air can only pull so much into it, so you would still need a similar air flow volume to pull the same heat for just a fluidic change.

  • @jordanhanash

    @jordanhanash

    3 ай бұрын

    exactly right. i was thininking the same and looking for this comment. seems like sponsored content but there was no mention

  • @erlend1554

    @erlend1554

    3 ай бұрын

    yup. air is definetly the limiting factor. im calling bs

  • @dedasdude

    @dedasdude

    2 ай бұрын

    larger radiators.

  • @jlinder9646

    @jlinder9646

    2 ай бұрын

    Which defeats the point of the video, which is radiators etc can be smaller. What would be needed would be more efficient transfer out of radiator and more air volume. @@dedasdude

  • @kirkjohnson6638

    @kirkjohnson6638

    2 ай бұрын

    With higher thermal conductivity, they could be planning to run more smaller diameter coolant passages through the block and head to make the temperature more uniform throughout, push the temperature up a bit for better thermal efficiency of the engine, and then force the air through at a higher velocity over a smaller, hotter radiator to achieve the same heat rejection. Just guessing.

  • @neildaniel8232
    @neildaniel82323 ай бұрын

    The switch to electric cars has shown that even when manufacturers have the option to go radical with new designs they just churn out stuff that looks like what we are used to. Making cooing requirements less won't really change anything apart from making parts smaller and the fluid changes more expensive.

  • @demonhighwayman9403

    @demonhighwayman9403

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly my thoughts !

  • @AndrewRoberts11

    @AndrewRoberts11

    3 ай бұрын

    It'll be EV'a only, for the Civilised World, from 2030.

  • @schalkvandermerwe3838

    @schalkvandermerwe3838

    3 ай бұрын

    Don't forget regulatory bodies and pedestrian safety... They're probably years behind what can be done with electric car packaging, so they err on the known side.

  • @dantevito1193

    @dantevito1193

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly. Also, 60% better heat transfer from the fluid doesn't mean 60% smaller radiators; and the same could be achieved with higher airflow and coolant flow. This whole video seems overly optimistic, clickbaity, and low quality. Kinda sad from a great channel.

  • @user-ji8ru9kf3c
    @user-ji8ru9kf3c3 ай бұрын

    You can't fool physics. Yes, this stuff can better remove heat from hot engine parts, but I don't think it will increase the efficiency of the radiators. Still, the metal-air process remains. And the more metal, the more contact with air and the more cooling. There is no additional substance in this equation.

  • @JxH

    @JxH

    3 ай бұрын

    You also need to replace the Earth's entire atmosphere with the same nano-graphene fluid. Then it all makes sense.

  • @GimpyChinaman

    @GimpyChinaman

    3 ай бұрын

    This needs to be way higher in the comments list. Graphene would perhaps make for smaller channels to move waste heat between the engine and the heat exchanger, or could be used very effectively as a heat spreader inside of engines (to reduce hotspots or nuclear boiling) but the heat exchanger itself will still be limited by the materials it is made from and the air running through it.

  • @Dayboot33

    @Dayboot33

    3 ай бұрын

    Doesn't that depend on whether the current limiting factor is the coolant's ability to lose heat or the air's capacity to absorb it?

  • @user-ji8ru9kf3c

    @user-ji8ru9kf3c

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Dayboot33 In my opinion, the limiting factor is air, its ability to absorb heat. With the same characteristics of the radiator and the same amount of air, there will be no difference between the water in the radiator and the miracle liquid. Under the same weather conditions and air temperature.

  • @kevin-lb9fi

    @kevin-lb9fi

    3 ай бұрын

    You are right but you can improve the "coolant to metal part" in the radiator thus doesn't matter if the "metal to air part" happens at the same rate, the overall time to transfer the heat would be shorter. Meaning that u can use a smaller radiator to achieve the same temperature drop for the coolant.

  • @turbinia
    @turbinia3 ай бұрын

    This product sets off my BS alarm. I hear a lot of claims, but little substance. Their website is full of unverifiable claims and doesn't actually give any detail about what this 'graphene' is supposed to actually do to improve thermal conductivity when suspended in a fluid. Ultimately water/glycol is a very effective cooling medium and improving on it without a lot of extra cost is difficult - the limiting factor is likely to be the surface area of the radiator and the amount of air flowing through it, so unless you can fundamentally improve that, the fluid inside it isn't going to make all that much difference. If you need more cooling capacity, increase the fin density and surface area of the radiator or fit more powerful fans to it.

  • @Kevin-sr8yx
    @Kevin-sr8yx3 ай бұрын

    If solid graphene has such a high thermal conductivity, why use liquid coolant at all? You could attach a band of graphene to the engine on one end and let it radiate the heat on the other. Furthermore, liquid graphene won't work as a viable alternative because all automotive fluids have to be non-toxic enough in case they leak into the groundwater or storm drain.

  • @domskill

    @domskill

    3 ай бұрын

    It depends on what it's suspended in but graphine is just carbon atoms, should be environmentally fine. it was first made (in Manchester) by using sticky tape to pull a pencil apart

  • @MattWeber

    @MattWeber

    3 ай бұрын

    All about surface area. Much like air cooling vs liquid cooling a PC, you still need a very large surface area with radiators to give enough fin surface area to create that heat exchange speed efficiency. Also think about other systems that use the cooling, like your heating in the car. No coolant means now you need inefficient heating solutions that degrade a lot of the benefits your gaining with this coolant. For example an electric heater system will rob power, or using engine heat becomes harder to control comfortable temperature/fumes and other unpleasentries.

  • @EvLSpectre

    @EvLSpectre

    3 ай бұрын

    Graphene strips and sheets also can only transfer heat one direction, or dimension as that makes a bit more sense. So if its in a sheet, it is the best at transferring heat edge to edge. When its trying to transfer heat on the flat, writing, parts, its thermal conductivity is horrible.

  • @lynneapalecki4842

    @lynneapalecki4842

    3 ай бұрын

    Coolant is very toxic

  • @Lagwin
    @Lagwin3 ай бұрын

    So the LTT video you linked, initially the nano fluid was within margin of error between it and water (basically no difference while within a normal room where temps were not controlled ), they did manage to get a consistent drop in temps when it was in a temperature controlled area but it wasn't that much it needs a lot more work and testing, especially in areas where the ambient temperature is high.

  • @aakar1s
    @aakar1s3 ай бұрын

    The equation about temperature and horsepower seems a bit stretched. Gain 10 hp with a 0.2°c drop in temperature? Hmmm

  • @antoniostahl1995

    @antoniostahl1995

    3 ай бұрын

    i say false and and post study

  • @Weissman111
    @Weissman1113 ай бұрын

    Still got to remember the regulations regarding the space between the bonnet and the top of the engine for pedestrian saafety.

  • @ghostrider-be9ek

    @ghostrider-be9ek

    3 ай бұрын

    yea thats right, look at early 90s Hondas (integra) and how low the front of the hood was.

  • @Weissman111

    @Weissman111

    3 ай бұрын

    @@ghostrider-be9ek That's because it was made before the regulation came in.

  • @sinformant

    @sinformant

    3 ай бұрын

    So what about a Corvette? McLaren? Etc

  • @Weissman111

    @Weissman111

    3 ай бұрын

    @@sinformant Current Corvette and McLaren are mid-engined. Old Corvette didn't comply as it wasn't officially sold in the EU.

  • @sinformant

    @sinformant

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Weissman111 I didn't know you were talking about Europe regulations as it wasn't stated. I live in the us.

  • @CRlMZlN
    @CRlMZlN3 ай бұрын

    You guys went full adhd with today's thumbnail lol only thing missing is a giant red arrow/circle.

  • @nijasty

    @nijasty

    3 ай бұрын

    And someone with their mouth open

  • @CRlMZlN

    @CRlMZlN

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nijasty LOL they changed it 🤣 it literally did have that too.

  • @chrisstorey8516

    @chrisstorey8516

    3 ай бұрын

    And is it illegal? Not mentioned anywhere

  • @666ZSATAN
    @666ZSATAN3 ай бұрын

    Great video lads! The moment I clicked on this i was like I remember LTT made a video about this stuff a while back, it was great to see that the video in question was actually mentioned. It's amazing that the computer and automotive scenes overlap with each other. Looking forward to more content like this :)

  • @pigmalyon88
    @pigmalyon883 ай бұрын

    @2:39, the radiator at the upside of the screen is not original ford T model radiator. It is a never version and the production method of this radiator is CAB (controlled atmosphere brazing) and aluminum welding. However the original copper and brass version is made by soldering copper fins to brass tubes. Also headers of the radiator also soldered.

  • @Rick-vm8bl
    @Rick-vm8bl3 ай бұрын

    Never thought I'd see a Drivetribe video mentioning LTT!

  • @Grimm-Gaming

    @Grimm-Gaming

    3 ай бұрын

    Speaking of LTT hes a segue, To our sponsor!

  • @gyneve

    @gyneve

    3 ай бұрын

    LTT has been losing credibility lately, so the name drop was a bit odd.

  • @jacobfoster6773

    @jacobfoster6773

    3 ай бұрын

    Where was LTT mentioned?

  • @paliggae

    @paliggae

    3 ай бұрын

    Tuning cars and tuning computers are very similar hobbies.

  • @williamwinslow8807

    @williamwinslow8807

    3 ай бұрын

    LTT is about as reliable as your local dodgy mechanic. Too many jobs(videos) not enough quality control.

  • @collinthomas6288
    @collinthomas62883 ай бұрын

    Dude what is with that background music noise during the radiator design section, it’s torture

  • @dgamble35
    @dgamble353 ай бұрын

    What about the extreme abrasion that will occur in the water pump!

  • @manup1931

    @manup1931

    3 ай бұрын

    It's also super conductive regarding electricity. A spill inside your engine bay would need an excessive cleaning.

  • @metaltrucker97

    @metaltrucker97

    3 ай бұрын

    It may not be an issue as graphite can actually be a good lubricant

  • @zzota
    @zzota3 ай бұрын

    I can imagine Christine Horner having a hissy fit about this 🤣🤣🤣

  • @philbarrett3739
    @philbarrett37393 ай бұрын

    Great to see people not giving up on the internal combustion engine just yet.

  • @Theofiilus2978

    @Theofiilus2978

    3 ай бұрын

    aren't multiple major car manufacturers already stopping developing new combustion engines? I feel like i've heard atleast Vw and Toyota saying that they won't do anymore after 2030 or something.

  • @Sabelzahnmowe
    @Sabelzahnmowe3 ай бұрын

    Quite interesting. Thx for the Video

  • @manuellongo4365
    @manuellongo43653 ай бұрын

    Waterless coolants already exist (not graphene) and you can take off the radiator cap safely off a hot engine - it doesn't boil and transfers heat more efficiently than water BUT you can only use water in an F1 engine. Why ? Very simple - when a car crashes and spills coolant all over the road, they only allow water not to contaminate the road surface.

  • @JordieG8
    @JordieG83 ай бұрын

    “Pre detonation” isn’t a thing. It’s a combination of 2 completely different ignition anomalies. Pre Ignition is spontaneous combustion before the spark plug fires. Detonation is a secondary combustion event inside the cylinder after the main ignition event. This causes competing flame fronts and a sudden and uncontrolled spike in cylinder pressure.

  • @Retro_Rich
    @Retro_Rich3 ай бұрын

    Make the heat exchanger out of grapheme.

  • @GiGaSzS
    @GiGaSzS3 ай бұрын

    I always appreciated more traditional design instead of screaming ones. Saying that graphene in cooling liquid will completely change car designs is a complete baloney XD

  • @0o0ification
    @0o0ification3 ай бұрын

    Fascinating topic, thanx

  • @Danger_mouse
    @Danger_mouse3 ай бұрын

    Sounds like a promising technology. Hopefully they can pull it off and get it to market. There's lots to coolant that the average punter doesn't realise, and even small changes to the make-up can have knock-on consequences. An example is our preferred oil company was asked for a non glycol based coolant for our mining machinery to help prevent coolant fires [Glycol is flammable]. After several years of fighting cavitation issues, they came up with a blend that seemingly ticked all the boxes in relation to corrosion, anti boil and cavitation... Then we discovered that one particular brand of engine started failing engine oil heat exchangers. It was found that a solder use during manufacturing of the exchanger was reacting to the blend 😒 We're back with glycol again...

  • @chrisparsons3141
    @chrisparsons31413 ай бұрын

    I can't wait to try it in my stock 4dr civic.

  • @whosyourmate8292
    @whosyourmate82923 ай бұрын

    People have been banging on about the properties of graphene for ages. A useful, affordable graphene coolant is years away and will be really expensive. Imagine how much the environmentalists will kick off if you spill some! In the mean time, try Water Wetter.

  • @C.I...
    @C.I...3 ай бұрын

    I imagine there will be a lot of careful research into what these do when they are disposed of improperly... ...in about 50-60 years when any effects become prominent, like microplastics...

  • @JxH

    @JxH

    3 ай бұрын

    "...disposed of improperly..." You mean, like almost any significant front-end accident, at all, ever, i.e. all of them, nearly 100%, uniformly pouring coolant onto the ground and down the drain, like that? But yes, "disposal". ...and accidents.

  • @ihateeverything3972
    @ihateeverything39723 ай бұрын

    "Innovation? BANNED" -Racing organizers

  • @Surestick88
    @Surestick883 ай бұрын

    I imagine an air to water intercooler would benefit greatly from this.

  • @GryphLane
    @GryphLane3 ай бұрын

    Banned by the FIA. So not illegal then 🙄

  • @PazLeBon
    @PazLeBon3 ай бұрын

    im sure they could essentially turrn a current radiator around so to speak if they needed to, so it couldbe way fllatter but deeper allowing the shorter front profile. Of course we used to use just water for cooling not that long ago, im sure coolant was more than 50% more fficient than water so it isnt as tho we havent had this before :)

  • @CaydeSmax
    @CaydeSmax3 ай бұрын

    Love the thumbnail :) much better :) great vid.

  • @pablomax9376
    @pablomax93763 ай бұрын

    No, you'd not get another 100bhp. As you increase the the power, by what ever means you employ to do so (timing, boost, ext..) the temperature of the engine increases. So, while you may see a 2 degree negative delta, that is only at baseline power. As you increase the power, the baseline temperature increases thereby reducing the deviation and further lowering the headroom for power increases.

  • @dominiqueghekiere7433
    @dominiqueghekiere74333 ай бұрын

    From a science standpoint this doesnt make sense. So lets assume you are pumping pure graphene yes more heat could be transfered to the graphene and more heat could be transfered from the graphene to the radiator but you would still need a big radiator because the cooling happens between the air and the radiator and graphene changes nothing in that department. Also the graphene needs to be suspended in a liquid which kinda acts like an insulator around the graphene Potentially it would wear down the coolant pump and could fall out of suspension if the car is sitting to long

  • @thumperwd
    @thumperwd3 ай бұрын

    Would the graphene settle in radiators if the car is left unused for an extended time and would it choke the system if it happens along a narrow channel in the cooling system?

  • @gerryjamesedwards1227

    @gerryjamesedwards1227

    3 ай бұрын

    My guess is that this issue has been why it's been so hard to develop. I know from looking into graphene as a concrete additive that it isn't easy to get it into a fluid suspension. There are types of graphene that are much easier to do this with, the priciest types of course, like the turbostratic graphene that you get from Tour's Flash-Graphene synthesis. This just means that the flakes of graphene are not aligned with each other at all, which makes dispersion in fluid much easier. There is also an interesting, and very easy and cheap to replicate, process from a UK university that involves smashing up graphite in water using a food blender for an extended period. The end result of that is that the individual flakes of graphene DO stay suspended, while the heavier multi-layered clumps fall out of suspension and are separated out, but I'm not sure that it will stay suspended for very long. It's very suitable for something like addition to concrete, as that only calls for staying in suspension long enough to mix with the other ingredients in a uniform way, but I imagine there would be a need for other ingredients to keep it like that through varying temperature and pressure conditions.

  • @SonicProvocateur

    @SonicProvocateur

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm extremely curious about this too. In extremely high performance/exotic or race engines if the graphene would bond to the aluminum or magnesium engine block, water jackets, or in passageways after numerous or thousands of heat cycles creating clogs, sludge or debris. Also the effects of heat cycling graphene on things like seals, piping/tubing, etc. If its thermocycling heat out of the engine, and suddenly it cant will the graphene chemistry start breaking down? I wonder too what the lifespan of such an additive package is, and what risks come from exceeding it?

  • @InfinityWax
    @InfinityWax2 ай бұрын

    We have done a lot of research alongside universal matter on suspended graphene nanoplatelets. Graphene coolant is a nice idea, it wouldn’t be water based though as it is prone to agglomeration in water and this would clog the system.

  • @wexxexbest
    @wexxexbest3 ай бұрын

    We’ve been using/ trialing graphiene in road surfacing for a little while now

  • @philliplarocque9328
    @philliplarocque93283 ай бұрын

    But I mean for everything that needs cooling, may even improve efficiency and power in electric cars as well, even heavy machines. That's incredible, I have a car from 81 and it overheats on hot days, this may save me from doing a giant radiator on it. Awesome tech! Great video thanks!

  • @MrOrtmeier
    @MrOrtmeier3 ай бұрын

    As long as the heater still works well in winter I'm all in . 😊

  • @Iamwolf134
    @Iamwolf1342 ай бұрын

    It also has the very real potential to allow for drivers to detune their engines a bit for the sake of improving not only reliability, but fuel economy as well.

  • @haplo2570
    @haplo25703 ай бұрын

    this is all great, moving heat from engine. but the radiator needs to be size X to disapte heat X regardless where the heat comes from or how fast it's going to it. if anything might evenb need to be bigger to disapate all the exttra heat suddenly been dumped in it

  • @SoylentGamer
    @SoylentGamer2 ай бұрын

    It's already available for open loop PC water cooling. It's effective in that application, but seen as a super expensive gimmick. It works well, but costs a lot and adds extra maintenance for something that can normally run forever with minimal maintenance. Car cooling systems are much less delicate though, there aren't tiny microfins to worry about clogging. This is definitely a far better application for the stuff.

  • @michaelsprinzeles4022
    @michaelsprinzeles40223 ай бұрын

    I think Graphene batteries will change the automotive world before Graphene nano-fluid coolant.

  • @richardhoulton4016

    @richardhoulton4016

    3 ай бұрын

    Agree!!!!

  • @jonrhysgamb
    @jonrhysgamb3 ай бұрын

    Sounds like graphene could play a major part in internal coatings of engines for heat dispersal along with intercooler and could use nano fluids in a water to air intercooler and maybe they could add it to engine and transmission oil depending on its abrasive properties potentially as a surface enhancer and also help shead heat faster, do hope synthetic fuel saves the ICE and we get to see stuff like this and digital valve trains become mainstream if car manufacturers have more trust that ICE will be around for the foreseeable future

  • @tarmac1697
    @tarmac16973 ай бұрын

    I’m glad all the scientists who watch Drive Tribe, have this product worked out faster than the company investing fortunes in it.

  • @adam346
    @adam3463 ай бұрын

    glad I saved my comment towards the end... my comment was going to be about computer and more specifically CPU cooling as temperatures there fluctuate heavily but if you can cool a large cpu much more efficiently you can almost exponentially increase the power afforded to it... of course this may translate into only 10% gains but it is "free" if your cooler can handle it.

  • @FM4AMGV
    @FM4AMGV2 ай бұрын

    Wouldn't a better idea be to use the heat energy to charge batteries or even do similar with exhaust heat

  • @Cloxxki
    @Cloxxki3 ай бұрын

    Don't some people use quite a bit of water in the fuel of retrofitted engines? Low Energy Nuclear Reactions are starting to be published on in peer reviewed journals. One atom in, another out, and thermal dynamics can end up VERY different.

  • @rrrandommman
    @rrrandommman3 ай бұрын

    If they can make sure it works while retaining the anti-boil, anti-freeze and galvanic corrosion inhibitors, could we see a simple bolt on/pour in upgrade, allowing for stock motors to be tuned for more power without much more than an ECU, fuel pump and injector swap?

  • @lordofthe6string
    @lordofthe6string2 ай бұрын

    Also, area percentage is not as extreme as you might expect. 60% smaller radiator wouldn't shrink it by as much as imagined.

  • @darrinqueen1449
    @darrinqueen14492 ай бұрын

    Imagine using the graphene film for the radiator using the nano fluid with it you would have drastic changes for the better

  • @burtmurry1690
    @burtmurry16903 ай бұрын

    Now that's exciting

  • @RendiRetnandito29
    @RendiRetnandito293 ай бұрын

    the thumbnail was something else hahaha

  • @Becausefamilycar
    @Becausefamilycar3 ай бұрын

    Seen this in pcs and it works great. Will work for any cooling, The issue is ice engines are not being designed anymore due to evs. Unless other fuels come along it’s a dead end for engine design other than maybe racing. Tuning though No need for ethanol

  • @MyHandleIsGood

    @MyHandleIsGood

    3 ай бұрын

    Granted, the technology could still be used in EVs, as they do still require cooling.

  • @252Scooby
    @252Scooby3 ай бұрын

    DRIVETRIBE have done a carwow by changing the thumbnail at least three times 😮

  • @osmantamburaci1numra
    @osmantamburaci1numra3 ай бұрын

    A problem with graphene in coolant liquid can be deposits. In the end, graphene is solid. If it is deposited in the cooling channels, that is a big problem in long run! It needs extensive testing at high temperature and flow rate conditions.

  • @MichaelCzajka
    @MichaelCzajka2 ай бұрын

    Graphene is only one way to drop the temperature of an engine: You can also drop the temp of an engine by bonding a lubricant to the metal. :-)

  • @purpleknight51
    @purpleknight512 ай бұрын

    Yes! Just what we need. Graphene released into the environment at every crash.

  • @1darryloflife
    @1darryloflife3 ай бұрын

    The coolant is only part of the solution because the coolant is reliant upon the distribution and the only component that has that job in a normal ICE is the water pump and if that pump is not up to spec then the distribution of the coolant regardless of it being water or nano glycol it needs to be distributed at a given rate. The given rate is 10 liters per minute at 500 rpm. Of course as the throttle is opened then too the distribution rate must increase to cope with the extra heat being created in the cylinder head . We have been doing this for about 30+ years and it works when you get it right regardless of the coolant.

  • @osmantamburaci1numra
    @osmantamburaci1numra3 ай бұрын

    Well, this gain in power can be applicable to race engines, not normal road cars that much. The only benefit would be less coolant pump power so better fuel economy. You can run your engine cooler but cooling the engine means more heat loss. Efficiency is basically an optimisation among heat losses, exhaust temperature and power output.

  • @rellett1
    @rellett13 ай бұрын

    im confused you still have the ac coil which is the same size of the radiator, also engines works better at higher temperatures if you want power, however the issue is the parts melt so we use water to protect and cool the metal parts. other issues is cost of the liquid and if it leaks how bad is it for the environment, im sorry the coolants today are amazing and worst case you can use water in an emergency, water is amazing and cheap way to cool a engine.

  • @crit-c4637
    @crit-c46373 ай бұрын

    There were several things just glossed over in regards to F1 that give a skewed perspective on what actually is. First, the reason F1 has graphene coolant systems banned is for homologation reasons. They just simply haven't come up with rules for all teams to integrate graphene cooling into the cars. This is to ensure all teams have access and capability to develop it with their cars every season. Right now they're more focused on net 0 carbon footprint, and because they haven't finished the research and incorporation of low emission bio/synthetic fuels, adding in something else that directly interacts with the fuel changes they're working on would be a mess. Second is because it would be a waste currently due to the homologation rules. Even if they were to unban it, the requirements for the engines, minimum weight, size, etc... would mean teams couldn't really do much more than cool the engine more efficiently. Yes, they could reduce the sidepod size, but as Mercedes found out, you may not want to do that. Which brings us to the third thing. The reason the minimalistic sidepods didn't work for Mercedes wasn't anything to do with cooling. They've had about the same results as the other cars in that area. The reason they abandoned it was because of aerodynamics and the problems it was creating with ground effect (venturi tunnels). Basically this era of F1 cars that use ground effect have had better success with big sidepods that create a vortex over the side of the floor to seal the venturi tunnels.

  • @OldStreetDoc
    @OldStreetDoc3 ай бұрын

    With all the superior qualities of graphene, I’d have thought the projected improvement would be MUCH greater than just 60% to be honest.

  • @thejues3919
    @thejues39192 ай бұрын

    How would this work in a diesel and what’s is the life time of this fluid . And will u need a filter

  • @jasonpoler
    @jasonpoler3 ай бұрын

    My first thought of watching this was when will the coolant come to PC water-cooling. Then I remembered Linus already got that lol.

  • @nevrcm3261
    @nevrcm32613 ай бұрын

    will nanographene coolant be so efficient to lower the efficiency of the motor by pulling too much heat away? (assuming coolant system remains the same)

  • @pjccwest
    @pjccwest3 ай бұрын

    Nano scale stuff is very interesting but I'm concerned about the effects on the environment and biological effects.

  • @titusvarughese5071
    @titusvarughese50712 ай бұрын

    This sounds like pipe dream. Carbon is going build up and block passages where coolants needs to go causing more problems.

  • @Bratfalken
    @Bratfalken3 ай бұрын

    How would it handle -40°C and would it be able to heat up the coupé?

  • @vapor4den
    @vapor4den3 ай бұрын

    What happen in the winter ? The engine never get to temp°.... or what ?

  • @Emilthehun
    @Emilthehun2 ай бұрын

    This reminds me of the revolutionary coolant gm had. Except it wasn't all that great after it started breaking down and clogging everything

  • @3321far
    @3321far2 ай бұрын

    It would work in an electric car too. It could take heat from the motors and electronics and transfer the heat to the batteries to increase cold weather range.

  • @Clappers89
    @Clappers893 ай бұрын

    BMW will still insist on the huge grilles though

  • @antoniostahl1995

    @antoniostahl1995

    3 ай бұрын

    hehe

  • @VexxedSR

    @VexxedSR

    3 ай бұрын

    It's to upsell you to the higher range models that still have a normal grill.

  • @EvLSpectre
    @EvLSpectre3 ай бұрын

    The limit is the limits of how fast air can absorb that heat. Does not mater if the liquid can absorb and release heat so well. The radiator will have to go through a redesign, to be able to release that heat to the air more efficiently. A second issue comes so it being a certain viscosity because of the ratio of graphene to liquid. Too much one way and its a syrup, the other has no added effects. Something else too, if it was being used in solid form, such as graphene strips and sheets they can only transfer heat one direction, or dimension as that makes a bit more sense. So if its in a sheet, it is the best at transferring heat edge to edge. When its trying to transfer heat on the flat, writing, parts, its thermal conductivity is horrible. Atleast for current tech,

  • @LeadStarDude
    @LeadStarDudeАй бұрын

    Just imagine using this stuff for the intercooler for a supercharger or turbo.

  • @tonydean1262
    @tonydean12623 ай бұрын

    Great vlog Now where's the v10

  • @meguzhev
    @meguzhev3 ай бұрын

    ICE's cooling is as important as sound quality of vinyl disk or cpacity of floppy drive.

  • @jasonrr9817
    @jasonrr98172 ай бұрын

    Of course hotter combustion chamber temps lead to higher NOx emissions. Not knocks NOx, oxides of nitrogen. The acid rain chemical

  • @Chorongy-
    @Chorongy-3 ай бұрын

    I just saw a new beamer, all black and the grill was surrounded by LEDs. I hate to admit it looked awesome

  • @cyriaqueb7610
    @cyriaqueb76103 ай бұрын

    there is always bas sides. what are the negative impact ?

  • @Rutgerman95
    @Rutgerman953 ай бұрын

    Hmm. The thing with these nanoparticles is, we are already dealing with too many microplastics polluting our environment, this could make a coolant leak after an accident so much worse.

  • @Grimm-Gaming

    @Grimm-Gaming

    3 ай бұрын

    Its only carbon though. No harm no foul

  • @JxH

    @JxH

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Grimm-Gaming "...only carbon..." I guess you don't understand the difference between atoms and molecules. A hyena is 70% water and plenty of perfectly harmless common atoms, but it'll still tear your face off when assembled into an unpleasant animal.

  • @Grimm-Gaming

    @Grimm-Gaming

    3 ай бұрын

    @JxH i guess u didnt watch the videos... its literally just carbon. Safe to eat drink put on your skin ecetera. The only negative is its mildly abrasive which is why its used in soaps and stuff + the purifying effect which is already cancelled out by the impurities there.

  • @Grimm-Gaming

    @Grimm-Gaming

    3 ай бұрын

    @@JxH also lol. Hyenas r cute till there not

  • @kinaceman
    @kinaceman2 ай бұрын

    I can only imagine it clogging everything up

  • @RoryStarr
    @RoryStarr3 ай бұрын

    I don't know for sure, but if this is sponsored content (or in a grey area), remember the UK is particularly brutal about untagged ads. If not, then carry on.

  • @RSPDiver
    @RSPDiver3 ай бұрын

    So, how much is the engine negatively affected if a gasket compromise begins and this additive begins seeping into spaces not intended?

  • @123jrh1
    @123jrh13 ай бұрын

    would this work if it was added to evans waterless coolant

  • @Felice_Enellen
    @Felice_Enellen3 ай бұрын

    Yeah, but the results seen by LTT were not very significant. Though, as you say, a small change might help a lot in an engine, as it moves other thresholds.

  • @tendrifter888
    @tendrifter8882 ай бұрын

    Now I want someone to do a test by adding cheap graphen to antifreeze

  • @jeffarcher400
    @jeffarcher400Ай бұрын

    Regular antifreeze is bad enough when it leaks out. Nanoparticles in waterways and soil aren't natural. Heat should travel through a solid or gel without circulation. Just having fins like the old air-cooled engines had may be all that's needed.

  • @nikolaiylimys5250
    @nikolaiylimys52503 ай бұрын

    But the heat needs to be transferred from the cylinder walls to atmosphere. Between those there are cylinder block, hoses and the radiator and the coolant only transfers the heat forward. Radiator finally convects the heat to atmosphere and the liquid doesn't affect the efficiency of the radiator so much. It's still just aluminum

  • @John_Redcorn_
    @John_Redcorn_3 ай бұрын

    I think adding it to oil would be even more beneficial. Increased lubricity, which means you can reduce viscosity, and the added benefit of greater heat exchange. Take it a step further and coat the engine internals with graphene and you have yourself something. Almost zero surface wear on parts (which also reduces heat) and the ability to run higher compression, more fuel= more powahhh! [said in Clarkson’s voice]

  • @earlofsmeg
    @earlofsmeg3 ай бұрын

    This is really interesting. It could revolutionize everything. There is so much potential here.

  • @dhrida5518
    @dhrida55182 ай бұрын

    I was going to say I've seen this on computer related content and it showed up on the video lol

  • @veb6814
    @veb68143 ай бұрын

    That's really awesome!

  • @chanm01
    @chanm013 ай бұрын

    Isn't this stuff a grift? It's been around for years, and the improvements it offers were measured to be marginal. There's an LTT video where the guys used this stuff (or an earlier form of it) in a PC cooling loop and it made like a 2 degree difference. Is that statistically greater than random? Sure. For anyone without the budget of an F1 team, is it worth going through the trouble of using this rather than the normal stuff, or even just distilled water and anti-freeze? You tell me.

  • @dubplatenate
    @dubplatenate3 ай бұрын

    D'ye reckon it will be available to us regular consumers??

  • @bontexx1169
    @bontexx11693 ай бұрын

    The problem with graphene is that it is abrasive. So while it will cool more efficiently, it will eat your engine from the inside.

  • @DAF.truck.
    @DAF.truck.3 ай бұрын

    Can it help the rotary come back?

  • @vaughan2203
    @vaughan22033 ай бұрын

    I dunno. This'll have to be reviewed by Jason Fenske over at Engineering Explained.

  • @icebear_racing
    @icebear_racing3 ай бұрын

    Ffs Mike they haven't 'ran' tests they have RUN tests.

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