X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTP id 4874124 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:16:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=Bktrub@aol.com Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p1HLFoL1030785 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:50 -0500 Received: from Bktrub@aol.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e5f.96fc785 (45272) for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtprly-ma02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.207.141]) by cia-mc03.mx.aol.com (v129.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMC032-5c4d4d5d90012b4; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:45 -0500 Received: from webmail-m033 (webmail-m033.sim.aol.com [64.12.101.216]) by smtprly-ma02.mx.aol.com (v129.8) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMA023-5c4d4d5d90012b4; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:45 -0500 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Pressure increase from ram air Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:45 -0500 X-AOL-IP: 74.110.91.118 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bktrub@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CD9CFEF977F2A5_1FE8_38304_webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33222-STANDARD Received: from 74.110.91.118 by webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com (64.12.101.216) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:44 -0500 Message-Id: <8CD9CFEF96C0BC0-1FE8-19B66@webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Bktrub@aol.com ----------MB_8CD9CFEF977F2A5_1FE8_38304_webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Standard day sea level pressure is 14.7 PSI or 29.92 inches of mercury. 1= inch of mercury is .49 PSI, 2 inches is .98 or ~ 1 psi. Brian Trubee -----Original Message----- From: Michael McMahon To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 12:35 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Pressure increase from ram air Please forgive me if this is obvious, but is it possible to convert 2=E2= =80=9D of mercury to X lbs. of boost, as in a turbo? I=E2=80=99d love to= see the math if anyone can show me. =20 =20 Thanks, =20 Mike =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Be= half Of Tracy Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:09 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Pressure increase from ram air =20 Yes, 2" of Hg, but that was at top speed when racing (224 mph), not cruise= . My ram air inlet is about 1" behind the prop which may affect the amoun= t. Tracy On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Ernest Christley wro= te: Tracy, you've said before that you can estimate 2" of pressure increase from ram air at cruise. Is that 2" of mercury? -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List= .html =20 ----------MB_8CD9CFEF977F2A5_1FE8_38304_webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
Standard day sea level pressure is 14.7 PSI or 29.92 inches of mercur= y. 1 inch of mercury is .49 PSI, 2 inches is .98 or ~ 1 psi.
Brian Trubee



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael McMahon <afm528@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 12:35 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Pressure increase from ram air

Please forgive me if this is obvious, bu= t is it possible to convert 2=E2=80=9D= of mercury to X lbs. of boost, as in= a turbo?  I=E2=80=99d love to see the math if anyone can show me.&nb= sp;
 
Thanks,
 
Mike
 
Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:09 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Pressure increase from ram air
 
Yes, 2" of Hg, but th= at was at top speed when racing (224 mph), not cruise.  My ram air in= let is about 1" behind the prop which may affect the amount.

Tracy
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Ernest Christley= <echristley@att.net> wrot= e:

Tracy, you've said before that you can estimate 2" of pressure increase from ram air at cruise.  Is that 2" of mercury?

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