We have this formula for oil temperature provided in the SDK:
OilTemp = oil_temp_tuning_constant * (oil_temp_heating_constant * OilTempFactorRPM) - (oil_temp_cooling_constant * OilCooling)
We have defined in the SDK:
- oil_temp_tuning_constant
- oil_temp_heating_constant
- oil_temp_factor_from_rpm (in formula as: OilTempFactorRPM)
- oil_temp_cooling_constant
But we don’t have “OilCooling” defined. What is this and where is it defined? Is that meant to be the value from oil_coolant_flaps_effect?
If OilCooling is the value from the flaps, then does that mean these flaps are always open and have no closed or partially closed state? I know some aircraft engines have automatic oil shutters, but there doesn’t appear to be function for that.
I’m also a bit thrown by the word “coolant” in that variable name. Coolant, in engine builder terms, generally defines a non-oil liquid that would be used in a radiator for heat transfer. Is that just a quirk of the language here? Are these really oil cooling flaps and have no connection to a water-cooled vs air-cooled engine?