Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #2883
From: Rino <lacombr@nbnet.nb.ca>
Subject: Turbo/Intercooler information
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:52:46 -0300
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
An interresting observation about my turbo 13b installation.

While running the engine to check out the systems I noticed that my
intake runners become real cold, actually they sweat from the
condensation on the outside.
I have an intercooler but there was no airflow through it since the prop
is not installed yet.
I reason that the air is compressed by the turbo -- heated up then had
time to cool a bit before getting into the intake manifold where it
would expand and cool rapidly and would cool the intake runners.

The intake runners were very cold to the touch.
The engine was running idle to about 2000 rpm at the time.

Rino
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