Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.168.115] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3112014 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:16:58 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:16:58 -0800 Received: from 64.159.105.78 by bay3-dav11.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:16:58 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [64.159.105.78] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling Ducts Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:16:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C40F89.D7F1A2D0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Mar 2004 02:16:58.0257 (UTC) FILETIME=[C0DE4010:01C40FB3] ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C40F89.D7F1A2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looks good Rusty but I think you were a little too conservative with the = Bell curve on the ducts. They'll probably work great anyway due to exte= rnal diffusion helping a lot. Finn has ZERO ducting (basically a box wit= h hole in front) and it works amazingly well (now that he has some decent= heat exchangers : ) Tracy ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Duffy Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:41 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling Ducts Well Ed, I hope you're happy :-) Just say it's perfect, and there won'= t be any trouble :-) =20 Clearly, I still have some work to do to get these mounted permanently, b= ut I can't do that until I put the cowl back on and find the best alignme= nt with the inlets. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that because I had to a= dd to the inlet lip on part of the cowl, and the epoxy was still wet. I = think that's the really downer about dealing with fiberglass. Everything= take multiple steps, and you have to wait for glue to dry between them. = Anyway, I anticipate some pain and suffering when it comes time to get a= good transition between the cowl inlet, and the ducts, but so far, I'm q= uite pleased with how they're coming along. =20 Unfortunately, I have to go back to work (such as it is) for the next wee= k and a half. After that, I should have plenty of time, because Philips = is still planning to lay me off. Amazingly, they're already talking abou= t hiring me as a consultant until they get an official slot opened to hir= e me back. =20 Cheers, Phil-bert (Philips-Dilbert) >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C40F89.D7F1A2D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Looks good Rus= ty but I think you were a little too conservative with the Bell curve on = the ducts.   They'll probably work great anyway due to external= diffusion helping a lot.  Finn has ZERO ducting (basically a box wi= th hole in front) and it works amazingly well (now that he has some decen= t heat exchangers : )
 
Tracy
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----- Original Message -----
From: Russell= Duffy
Sent: Sunday, March 2= 1, 2004 8:41 PM
To: Rotary m= otors in aircraft
Subject: [= FlyRotary] Re: Cooling Ducts
 
Well Ed, I hope you're happ= y :-)    Just sa= y it's perfect, and there won't be any trouble :-)  
 
Clearly, I still have some work to do to g= et these mounted permanently, but I can't do that until I put the cowl ba= ck on and find the best alignment with the inlets.  Unfortunately, I= couldn't do that because I had to add to the inlet lip on part of the co= wl, and the epoxy was still wet.  I think that's the really downer a= bout dealing with fiberglass.  Everything take multiple steps, and y= ou have to wait for glue to dry between them.  Anyway, I anticipate = some pain and suffering when it comes time to get a good transition betwe= en the cowl inlet, and the ducts, but so far, I'm quite pleased with how = they're coming along. 
 
Unfor= tunately, I have to go back to work (such as it is) for the next week and= a half.  After that, I should have plenty of time, because Philips = is still planning to lay me off.  Amazingly, they're already talking= about hiring me as a consultant until they get an official slot opened t= o hire me back. 
 
Cheers,
Phil-bert (Philips-Dil= bert)
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