Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail1.aceweb.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2603488 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:37:52 -0400 Received: from ispwest.com (unverified [127.0.0.1]) by ispwestemail1.aceweb.net (Vircom SMTPRS 2.1.264) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:41:44 -0700 Message-ID: X-EM-APIVersion: 2, 0, 1, 0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Magnetic seals Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:41:44 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My exposure to magnetic seals is for rotational feed throughs for high vacuu= m systems=2E You don't get the iron filings ingested into the engine, if pro= perly designed=2E here are some links for those interested=2E http://www=2Eliquidsresearch=2Ecom/products/magnet_applics=2Easp http://www=2Ea-f-s=2Ecom/news/industrialphysicist=2Ehtml http://www=2Eferrotec=2Ecom=2Esg/category=2Easp?catid=3D9 Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 >=20 > > I don't think ingesting iron filings is the way to go, and I don't think= > magnets > > will prevent ingestion=2E I further don't think any of us can develop a= > reliable > > =2E=2E=2E SNIP