I like the transparent housing but that's only showing a fluid coupling, like turning on one fan and pointing it toward another fan - eventually the second fan will start turning. The plain fluid coupling loses torque and speed to viscous friction of the fluid inside. A "Torque Converter" adds a third element between the drive fan and driven fan that catches fluid 'splashed' back from the driven fan and, through cupped vanes, redirects it back to the driven fan, greatly reducing the torque loss. I'm sorry for being pedantic, but the Torque Converter is the reason Auto trans equipped cars typically have a lower numeric (higher speed) rear axle ratio than manual-trans cars - the well designed Torque Converter is so efficient that it effectively adds another lower first gear leaving stops. ...Probably more than you wanted to know...
I do not have a mandate to be the encyclopedia of automotive things. I'm simply sharing things I find interesting. This was made by someone for a reason, and they made a video of it for a reason. I found the video, thought "well, that's cool, it shows how stuff works" and shared it for those that see something they might want to look at in operation. You might be a bit too critical of what it is, because of what it's not. But, it gets an understanding across, in simple terms, to accomplish a simple goal. That is an accomplishment that neither you nor I have made with a see through facsimile. And I'm just a car guy. Not the ASE reference library. This is a blog for entertainment, not ASE training.
I like the transparent housing but that's only showing a fluid coupling, like turning on one fan and pointing it toward another fan - eventually the second fan will start turning. The plain fluid coupling loses torque and speed to viscous friction of the fluid inside. A "Torque Converter" adds a third element between the drive fan and driven fan that catches fluid 'splashed' back from the driven fan and, through cupped vanes, redirects it back to the driven fan, greatly reducing the torque loss. I'm sorry for being pedantic, but the Torque Converter is the reason Auto trans equipped cars typically have a lower numeric (higher speed) rear axle ratio than manual-trans cars - the well designed Torque Converter is so efficient that it effectively adds another lower first gear leaving stops. ...Probably more than you wanted to know...
ReplyDeleteI do not have a mandate to be the encyclopedia of automotive things. I'm simply sharing things I find interesting. This was made by someone for a reason, and they made a video of it for a reason. I found the video, thought "well, that's cool, it shows how stuff works" and shared it for those that see something they might want to look at in operation.
DeleteYou might be a bit too critical of what it is, because of what it's not.
But, it gets an understanding across, in simple terms, to accomplish a simple goal. That is an accomplishment that neither you nor I have made with a see through facsimile.
And I'm just a car guy. Not the ASE reference library. This is a blog for entertainment, not ASE training.