Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 151298 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:53:24 -0400 Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [67.136.146.31]) by ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 3.1.302.0) with SMTP id for ; Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:52:51 -0700 Message-ID: <004101c451ba$b0098f80$1f928843@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Pressure Reduction Was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Some Taxi testing today. With oil leak. Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:52:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 That would clearly have to be a function of flow rate, wouldn't it? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:55 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Pressure Reduction Was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Some Taxi testing today. With oil leak. > Dave, a calculator I found on the Web indicated that with oil going from a > 3/8" dia (AN-6) through a 1/8" orifice would reduce the pressure by approx > 40 psi. So if your engine is putting out 70-80 psi that would bring it down > to the 30-40psi range which should be acceptable. > > Ed > > Ed Anderson > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered > Matthews, NC > > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html