Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao03.cox.net ([68.230.241.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 795125 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:38:19 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.36; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP id <20050315233730.UQDJ1282.fed1rmmtao03.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:30 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Electric water pump Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:37:43 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c529b7$fc7335d0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52974.EE4FF5D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52974.EE4FF5D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Those interested in the electric water pump have a new friend. BMW has = gone to the electric pump on the new 2006 BMW 330i. This is a 6 cyl, 255 hp, = 3 liter engine and I doubt BMW would have made this step without lot of testing at all temps and hp outputs. The April 2005 issue of = "AUTOMOBILE" has the article on the car - the water pump is just a sidenote - they = claim it saves 2hp and they were very weight conscious on the engine. Looks = like you could mount it anywhere and have a reliable, mass produced, high = output pump. The article mentions it is computer controlled. Herb Sanders =20 I'd hate to less than positive since obviously this thing is never going = to die:-); but I would deem the above info as irrelavent to our use. The "average" power level of automotive operation is about 30%, or in this = case about 75 hp. And in a car, the output power level is not directly = coupled to rpm as it is in a plane with a propeller.=20 =20 Also; check the other of a long list "innovative" items on the Beemer. = The majority are "gee, that's neat" but have little need for in operation of = the car, but can sound good for marketing. But when you check the price you = see that they are there to justify the large expenditure required to be = really "in". (No offense to you BMW owners, I had a 633Csi once myself). =20 Al (Expecting to be banned from the list by the EWP fans any day now). ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52974.EE4FF5D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Those interested in the electric water pump have a new friend. BMW has = gone

to the electric pump on the new 2006 BMW 330i. This is a 6 cyl, 255 hp, = 3

liter engine and I doubt BMW would have made this step without lot = of

testing at all temps and hp outputs. The April 2005 issue of = "AUTOMOBILE"

has the article on the car - the water pump is just a sidenote - they = claim

it saves 2hp and they were very weight conscious on the engine. Looks = like

you could mount it anywhere and have a reliable, mass produced, high = output

pump. The article mentions it is computer controlled.   Herb = Sanders

 

I’d hate to less than positive since = obviously this thing is never going to dieJ; but I would deem the above info as = irrelavent to our use.  The “average” power level of automotive = operation is about 30%, or in this case about 75 hp. And in a car, the output power = level is not directly coupled to rpm as it is in a plane with a propeller. =

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Also; check = the other of a long list “innovative” items on the Beemer.  The = majority are “gee, that’s neat” but have little need for in = operation of the car, but can sound good for marketing.  But when you check the = price you see that they are there to justify the large expenditure required to be = really “in”. (No offense to you BMW owners, I had a 633Csi once = myself).

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Al (Expecting = to be banned from the list by the EWP fans any day now).

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