How is radiator damage modeled?

[hazed-]

I once told HTC about the fact that even with engine turned off on the typhoon i believe after being hit in the radiator the temprature continued to rise and seize the engine and I distinctly remember HT saying that shouldnt happen and he'll look into it.

Im pretty sure they did do something to fix it but maybe some aircraft still have the 'bug' causing this to happen?

As far as I would imagine you have Liquid cooled engines running at tempretures that keep the engine running, you lose the liquid then the engine tempreture rises to its uncooled level quickly. If you then shut off the engine there is no more combustion so in effect the engine should not increase in tempreture anymore. HOWEVER if the engine was already very hot and lowered through the liquid coolant and you turn off the engine it may well still increase in tempreture for a short period as the liquid coolant is lost. Perhaps with a very fast leak the engine is sent into damaging tempretures long before its able to start cooling through natural heat dispersion?

Isnt there a method of cooling involving evaporation of oil too? Im sure the brits had a few different types of cooling apparatus. id have to look it up tho

[funkedup]

When you shut the engine off, the water pump stops, and the coolant temp will rise.  With a hole in the system, coolant will be boiling off and streaming out of the hole.

[GScholz]

Originally posted by funkedup
Well sheeyit that's pretty cool.
I wouldn't be surprised if other multi-radiator engine installations on aircraft from other countries had the same feature.
I have been pwn3d by Gscholz.  

Hehe, I wouldn't say pwn3d.

I just think it would be a too easy installation not to have if you have more than one radiator. It could be the difference between getting home or ditching.