X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2376259 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:36:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071009003549.MICY3972.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:35:49 +0000 Message-ID: <000601c80a0c$63a8eec0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Spray Bar Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 20:36:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C809EA.DC522F70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C809EA.DC522F70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought some of you considering spray bars to aid in cooling might = find this tidbit interesting. Ed Our answer again lies with spraying water, this time over the face of = the heat exchanger. It's actually the same fluid as ADI, because the = cooling properties of water and alcohol far exceed those of air. Dago = Red, Strega and other Mustang racers have these spray bars - and you'll = notice a hearty trail of water vapor trailing the coolant door during a = race. The air entering the scoop simply becomes a means to get the water = to the face of the heat exchanger, where is flashes to steam, and = carries the heat out the exit door. Most non-racers find it interesting = to learn a Mustang racer goes through about 80 to 110 gallons of water = during a race! Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C809EA.DC522F70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I thought some of you considering spray bars to = aid in=20 cooling might find this tidbit interesting.
 
Ed

Our answer again lies with spraying = water, this time=20 over the face of the heat exchanger. It=92s actually the same fluid as = ADI,=20 because the cooling properties of water and alcohol far exceed those of = air.=20 Dago Red, Strega and other Mustang racers have these spray bars - and = you=92ll=20 notice a hearty trail of water vapor trailing the coolant door during a = race.=20 The air entering the scoop simply becomes a means to get the water to = the face=20 of the heat exchanger, where is flashes to steam, and carries the heat = out the=20 exit door. Most non-racers find it interesting to learn a Mustang racer = goes=20 through about 80 to 110 gallons of water during a = race!

 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp://www.andersonee.com
http:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html
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