Radiator

A radiator is a heat-exchanging device that either absorbs or radiates heat.

A typical radiator has a copper or aluminum tube bent several times to form

a rectangle. These multiple loops help increase the internal surface area of
the radiator and help in the cooling and heating process.

Most radiators today are small, made of light weight aluminum, and crammed

so tightly in the front of the car you can barely see it let alone “flush” it. The

neck of the radiator (where you pour in the antifreeze) is usually angled in

such a way that it is impossible to pour in the antifreeze, or even SEE the
antifreeze for that matter.

The inside of the radiator is made up of a honey comb maze of rows, or “sipes”

that sends the hot antifreeze on a long meandering journey from left to right

of the radiator. Air is being forced through fins on the outside of the radiator
to cool down the antifreeze inside the radiator.

Aluminum radiator is common in homes, especially those located in cold regions.

Unlike automotive radiators, where the device functions as a cooling element,

building radiators primarily serve the function of heating the apartments. The

radiator is warmed by hot water being pumped into it from a water heater. The

hot water, when passing through the main radiator, gives out hear through the

aluminum body and then sinks back to the bottom of the device. Although

radiators are effective heating devices, their appearance tends to hamper the

aesthetic beauty of the room. Most radiators are bulky in size and their aluminum

body clashes with the rest of the room décor. Radiator covers are the perfect

A radiatoris a heat-exchanging device that either absorbs or radiates heat.