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Thanks muchly Steve
Are you happy with the turbo spec’s. What is it?
Cheers
Steve Izett
> On 16 Jan 2016, at 2:41 PM, Steven W. Boese <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
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> Steve,
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> Little has been done with the test stand turbo Renesis in the last almost two years. I had satisfied myself that the Renesis with the turbo installation was reliable and plan to install it in my RV6A. Before removing the NA 13B, I have been trying to address several concerns.
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> First is to achieve an excess of cooling capacity in the present installation in anticipation of the added cooling requirement expected with the turbo Renesis. This is still ongoing.
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> The second concern is the input shaft of the RD1A. Even though I plan to just turbo normalize, I would like to change the rosette weld to the pin of the later RD's.
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> Third, the flex plate should probably be eliminated and replaced with a flywheel, also eliminating the damper plate with its aluminum rivets. Apparently this is also a feature of the later RD's.
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> Finally, the turbo exhaust has a three inch diameter outlet which immediately transitions to a two inch tailpipe. This transition appears to result in significant back pressure at the turbine outlet. A three inch diameter exhaust system from the turbine outlet onward will be installed and tested.
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> Things always take longer than expected.
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> Steve Boese
> RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2
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> ________________________________________
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> on behalf of steve Izett <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 5:16 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] turbo renesis
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> Hi there Steve Boese
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> Can you give us an update on your Renesis turbo test stand setup?
> What have you learnt? What are your plans?
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> Would be appreciated
> Steve Izett
> Glasair SIIRG Renesis RD1C EC2 EM3 - getting close to first flight
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