Water cooling for the turbo?

Discussion in 'Content Creation' started by fufsgfen, Feb 2, 2017.

  1. fufsgfen

    fufsgfen
    Expand Collapse

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2017
    Messages:
    6,781
    Has anyone had a play with turbo cooling, is that currently possible?

    I'm getting bit of turbo overheating issues, that might be related to some other parameter, but I thought water cooling would work nicely, that is what is done IRL too, problem is that I haven't been able to figure out how to affect cooling of the turbo.
     
  2. Diamondback

    Diamondback
    Expand Collapse
    Vehicle Systems Lead
    BeamNG Team

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2014
    Messages:
    1,966
    In fact, all our turbos are "water cooled" ;) The turbo damage is (like most things about the turbos) a bit arbitary.
    It uses the sum of coolant temp (turbo cooling), oil temp (turbo lubrication) and exhaust temp (actual stuff heating the turbo) and compares that against a "maximum temperature" from the jbeam.
    This makes it possible that any of these three values can damage the turbo (if too hot).
    So, if you are running into troubles with a custom turbo/engine/etc, first make sure your cooling system is up to the task (coolant and oil). If that's the case, just adjust the max turbo temp in jbeam until it's high enough for what you want to achieve.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  3. fufsgfen

    fufsgfen
    Expand Collapse

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2017
    Messages:
    6,781
    Thanks!

    I guess my exhaust temp is getting bit high then, but it might not be too bad thing as it is lot of power for stock motor and failures should be prone to happen if driven too hard for too long.
     
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice