X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3581531 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:09:33 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.82; envelope-from=rotary@cmowens.com Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.10]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP id <20090415020854.UMMZ2647.mta31.charter.net@imp10> for ; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:54 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.100] ([24.241.157.64]) by imp10 with charter.net id fe8r1b00K1Pewrc05e8rJx; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:54 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <5BA475B4-82FB-40D6-8558-B8EE067D8B45@cmowens.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Christopher Owens Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Catalyst in an aircraft application Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:09:39 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) Thanks, all, for your input on the matter. I wasn't entirely sure of the purpose of the catalyst up until this point and how varying operations affected it, or vice versa. The most interesting part was how a good mixture renders it unnecessary due to more complete fuel burn. Once again, I appreciate your thoughts. No catalyst necessary :-) Best regards, Chris On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:28 PM, Bob Tilley wrote: > Chris, > > On a couple cars I've had the Converter plugged from to much heat, > lead in the fuel, or something else I don't know. It reduced the > power to about 1/3. Would that be enough to get you back if it > happened on a plane? I'm not going to try to find out. Maybe the > later ones were better designed to handle the problems in the real > world and they might work. Just not on my plane. > > Bob Tilley > Albany, Ga > > > On Apr 14, 2009, at 3:35 PM, Christopher Owens wrote: > >> Good afternoon all, >> >> In this day and age of EPA, pollution control, green earth, etc., >> I wondered about the viability of an exhaust catalyst in an >> aircraft application. Are there any reasons not to use a >> catalytic converter in this capacity? Weight? Exhaust >> restrictions? Other? >> >> Many thanks and looking forward to your feedback. >> >> Best regards, >> Chris >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/ >> flyrotary/List.html > > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/ > flyrotary/List.html