X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.136.171] (HELO imo-m12.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2603844 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:09:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.136.171; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c72.212ef115 (39329) for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:09:00 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:08:59 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Supercharging To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1198001339" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5378 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1198001339 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/18/2007 11:55:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, gregw@onestopdesign.biz writes: watching a turbo melt or lose a turbine blade doesn't get me real excited either.........trying to find the best middle of the road. Greg On the other hand, an engine can still breath through a stopped turbine wheel. But not through a stopped roots blower. The Roots consumes usable energy from the engine. The turbine recovers wasted energy. The turbine is lighter than the Roots. The roots is more fun in a street car because it is "ON" all of the time. Little to no spool up time. The Roots takes up a lot of space. The number of aircraft using a Roots type supercharger is.................. However it is called Experimental, and it would probably work just great. Lynn E. Hanover **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) -------------------------------1198001339 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 12/18/2007 11:55:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 gregw@onestopdesign.biz writes:

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watching a turbo melt or lose a turbine blade does= n't=20 get me real excited either.........trying to find the best middle of the=20 road.

Greg

On the other hand, an engine can still breath through a stopped turbine= =20 wheel. But not through a stopped roots blower. The Roots consumes usable ene= rgy=20 from the engine. The turbine recovers wasted energy.

The turbine is lighter than the Roots. The roots is more fun in a stree= t=20 car because it is "ON" all of the time.

Little to no spool up time. The Roots takes up a lot of space. The numb= er=20 of aircraft using a Roots type

supercharger is..................

However it is called Experimental, and it would probably work just= =20 great.

Lynn E. Hanover

See AOL's top rated recipes and ea= sy ways to stay in shape for winter.

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