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Originally Posted by Varley
The rotating gubbins could take care of circulating the coolant I agree. It is the weight of that coolant, jackets and coolant cooler that would be the worry.
Wasn't glycol used as coolant in the Merlin? How was that 'pumped'?
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The usual way, a centrifugal pump. They used pure glycol & if the Spit stood still too long it would boil. At speed in the air all was well. No fans, you see -