Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #9631
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post mortem
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:00:20 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Well, seemed to have lost the formating on the last message regarding whether the compressor map was a match for the Mazda turbo.
 
Here it is again
 

ratio

Boost psi   

         l bm  

     CFM         

           RPM

1.5

7.35

10

87.7193

1894.

1.7

10.29

20

175.4386

3789.

1.8

11.76

26

228.0702

4926.

 
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:57 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post mortem

>
>  It well might be.  Taking that flow chart and trying to back engineer the
> engine operating parameters here is what I get
>
>           ratio
>          Boost     psi
>              lbm
>          CFM
>          RPM
>
>       1.5
>      7.35
>      10
>      87.7193
>      1894.736842
>
>       1.7
>      10.29
>      20
>      175.4386
>      3789.473684
>
>       1.8
>      11.76
>      26
>      228.0702
>      4926.315789
>
>
> as possible operating parameters for the RX-7 engine (single turbo pre 1993
> Rx-7).  We know throught SAE papers that  the Mazda engineers tailored the
> post 1987 turbos to boost performance at the lower rpms.  So this might well
> be a close match to the compressor map for the Ht 18. Do these boost rpm
> parameters look close to any of your turbo Rx-7 drivers with models between
> 1987 and 1993????  Looks like you would get lots of boost at fairly  low
> rpms with this turbo on a rotary.
>
>
> Ed Anderson
>
>
> > A discussion of john's turbo failure, along with pictures, is occurring at
> >
> >
http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net/showthread.php?t=5
> >
> > I thought to mention to this group that I have been told the Hitachi ht-18
> > (john's)turbo is very close to a garret t3 50 trim.
> >
> > Can any one verify or rebut this?
> >
> > I include a copy of the compressor map for your edification.
> >
> >
>
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