Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 530099 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:56:20 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041113025604.IUEL19872.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:56:04 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] EWP Testing Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:56:09 -0600 Message-ID: <000e01c4c92c$53d57aa0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4C8FA.093B0AA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4C8FA.093B0AA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't see what condition could possibly give me a 20 GPM flow from = this pump. Hi again. I was just thinking about this, and wondering how they get = the flow ratings that they give. What would happen if you connected the = inlet, and outlet together, with a hose, completely filled with water. Of = course you could only measure the flow with a flow meter, but would this = condition show a higher flow than pumping from one container to another? =20 =20 If it would be higher, then it could actually be a more relevant test, = since that's about what we do with the engine. We certainly have more = restriction than a simple pipe would have. =20 =20 Rusty (sorry everyone had to scroll down one whole line to read my = bottom post)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4C8FA.093B0AA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I don't see what condition could possibly give me a 20 = GPM flow=20 from this pump.

Hi = again.  I was=20 just thinking about this, and wondering how they get the flow ratings = that they=20 give.  What would happen if you connected the inlet, and outlet = together,=20 with a hose, completely filled with water.  Of course you could = only=20 measure the flow with a flow meter, but would this condition show a = higher flow=20 than pumping from one container to = another?  
 
If it = would be higher,=20 then it could actually be a more relevant test, since that's about what = we do=20 with the engine.  We certainly have more restriction = than a=20 simple pipe would have.  
 
Rusty = (sorry everyone=20 had to scroll down one whole line to read my bottom=20 post) 



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