X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2357155 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:08:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20070928130730.DZTI3965.cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:07:30 +0000 Message-ID: <002401c801d0$af8fa070$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Carbs Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:08:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C801AF.28425700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C801AF.28425700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable George, My WAG about why the notch on the slide is that the air spilling over a = flat edge probably has a lot turbulence, the notch may tend to reduce = it. Also the notch naturally affects the area of the opening as the = slide moves across the bore. It adds more open area early on as the = slide opens, this may made the area opening "more" linear than a flat = edge opening. But, as I said just WAGS Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 8:38 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Carbs In a message dated 9/28/2007 1:56:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, = lendich@optusnet.com.au writes: Lynn, tell me why they use a notch on the slide. I have my own = opinions, but they may be totally wrong. George( down under) I have no idea about that. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C801AF.28425700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
George,
 
My WAG about why the notch on the slide is that the = air=20 spilling over a flat edge probably has a lot turbulence, the notch may = tend to=20 reduce it.  Also the notch naturally affects the area of the = opening as the=20 slide moves across the bore.  It adds more open area early on as = the slide=20 opens, this may made the area opening "more" linear than a flat edge=20 opening.  But, as I said just WAGS
 
Ed
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Carbs

In a message dated 9/28/2007 1:56:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, = lendich@optusnet.com.au=20 writes:
Lynn, tell me why they use a notch on the slide. I have my = own=20 opinions, but they may be totally wrong.
 
George( down under)
I have no idea about that.
 
Lynn E. Hanover



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