Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #3712
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Calculation of Rotary Power and Cooling Capacity
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:42:05 -0400
To: <flyrotary>



> Posted for Mark Steitle <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>:
>
> Ed,
> If I had had this "toy" a year or so ago, I'd have done much less head
> scratching (and would probably have more hair on my head today).  For
those of
> us that aren't real engineers, this should make this very important piece
of
> the rotary installation much simpler.  For me, its after the fact
(radiator
> and oil cooler is installed), but it does help me sleep better knowing
that my
> cooling system is sized correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>

Thanks for comments, Mark

    Actually, I had posted another version to the list several years ago,
but that version did not have any cooling stuff.  I feel quite confident
about the HP/ Fuel Flow and BTU stuff.  However, I know the cooling stuff
needs more work and I probably need a bit of help on that end of it. But,
then it is simply a mathematical model and there is LOTS of real real stuff
it does not take into account.

However, as I said I have been pleasantly surprised at how close it seems to
track with actual experience - perhaps something to be said for simple {:>)
With the data that we are nowgetting, I should be able to fine tune the
cooling side a bit more.

Ed Anderson


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