Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2703702 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:35:25 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id h9V1ZIR9015549 for ; Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:35:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00a301c39f4e$bb184020$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake manifold Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:31:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A0_01C39F24.D1EE4BC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A0_01C39F24.D1EE4BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You may get some disturbance of the airflow, but the "Y" won't = have much effect on the DIE pulse as it has no problem splitting and = turning corners since the pulse is really not flowing air, but an pulse = of energy translating across the distance by bumping one air molecule = into the next. Hm... I still don't see the difference from flowing water that = mysteriously won't split evenly at the Y. Well, one big difference is that water is incompressible whereas = air is not. I am not a fluid dynamic expert, but I believe that = accounts in part for the sensitity of water flow to a "Y" but which = appears to affect airflow somewhat less. But, who knows - just guessing in the dark Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_00A0_01C39F24.D1EE4BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 
 
You may get some disturbance of = the airflow,=20 but the "Y" won't have much effect on the DIE pulse as it has no = problem=20 splitting and turning corners since the pulse is really not = flowing air,=20 but an pulse of energy translating across the distance by bumping = one air=20 molecule into the = next.
Hm... I still=20 don't see the difference from flowing water that mysteriously won't = split=20 evenly at the Y.
Well, one big difference is that = water is=20 incompressible whereas air is not.  I am not a fluid dynamic = expert,=20 but I believe that accounts in part for the sensitity of water = flow to a=20 "Y" but which appears to affect airflow somewhat = less.
 
But, who knows - just guessing in = the=20 dark
 
Ed=20 Anderson
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