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From: Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
To: Ernest Christley <echristley@att.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ceramic coated rotors
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:55:30 +0000
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I guess it has been discussed (I may have missed it if I was focusing at my=
 current task at hand), but what is the point of the ceramic on the rotors?=
  I don't know of this to be a problem area or even a wear point. Ceramic a=
pex seals I understand but just don't understand a compelling advantage to =
cost, potential pita factor.=20

Chris

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On Aug 28, 2012, at 8:57 AM, "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net> wrote:

>=20
> http://youtu.be/LioulnAYXlM
>=20
> I'm having to break the engine down to fix an oil leak between the bottom=
 of the engine and the mounting plate.  I took
> the opportunity to check on the ceramic coating I applied to the rotors b=
efore assembly.  There was some questions a
> while back about how resilient the coating would be on the rotors.  I've =
had this engine up to 5600 RPM, running mostly
> rich, down to 11:1, at high power, but as high as 19:1 on the lower end.
>=20
> If you make the youtube video I posted the link to fullscreen, you can se=
e that the coating is still intact for the most
> part.  The  exception being a vertical band down the centerline of the ro=
tor, starting in the compression recess and
> extending out.  This looks like it may have burn/blown off the coating in=
 the areas of high temp/velocity gasses...but
> I'm just guessing.  If you advance the video VERY slowly, there are a cou=
ple frames just before the rotor comes into
> view where you can see the sides of the recess, and the coating is still =
there.  Here is a pic of the rotors before they
> went into the engine.
>=20
> <EngineCeramicCoatingRotorThermalBarrier2.jpg>
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