Return-Path: Received: from corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca ([198.162.160.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 763578 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:49:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.162.160.3; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com Received: from canformail1.canfor.ca (canformail1.canfor.ca [199.60.193.29]) by corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca (Build 103 8.9.3p2/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA11477 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:48:38 -0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C51DE7.A3A2B52C" Subject: actual water flow Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:48:36 -0800 Message-ID: <091A2D42FAF91A41B84750D269FC97E72B3121@canformail1.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: [FlyRotary]actual water flow was Belt rumnations; soliciting Opinions of racers please.... Thread-Index: AcUd3E52godrozcTS+uf0BCFaY+7oAACTx4g From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C51DE7.A3A2B52C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you go into the archives and search for "coolant flow meter", you = will find a few posts on this subject including a brief description of = my current system. If you go to www.gfsignet.com and search under "Flow" you will find = that model #515 is a small paddle wheel sensor that slightly protrudes = into the flow path, offering minimal resistance. Go to "Fittings" and = you will find a large selection of available fittings for this. I made = my own which wasn't hard but requires some aluminum welding & patience. Last year I was using one of the EM2's aux. liquid temp inputs to = display this as a 0-100% flow with 100% =3D to ~40L/s. This was just to = see how the automatic pump controller would react to various flight = conditions. I don't currently have it connected as I'm now using that = input to measure the cooled coolant temps. Todd (need more channels on my EM2) > Sadly, the pivotal instrument, a flow meter that doesn't disturb the > system too much, is probably not available. If someone could come up > with a flow meter in a 1.25" line, we could do some expirements. >=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C51DE7.A3A2B52C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable actual water flow

        If you go into the archives = and search for "coolant flow meter", you will find a few posts = on this subject including a brief description of my current = system.

        If you go to www.gfsignet.com = and search under "Flow" you will find that model #515 is a = small paddle wheel sensor that slightly protrudes into the flow path, = offering minimal resistance. Go to "Fittings" and you will = find a large selection of available fittings for this. I made my own = which wasn't hard but requires some aluminum welding & = patience.

        Last year I was using one of = the EM2's aux. liquid temp inputs to display this as a 0-100% flow with = 100% =3D to ~40L/s. This was just to see how the automatic pump = controller would react to various flight conditions. I don't currently = have it connected as I'm now using that input to measure the cooled = coolant temps.

Todd    (need more channels on my = EM2)



    Sadly, the pivotal = instrument, a flow meter that doesn't disturb the
    system too much, is probably not available.=A0 If someone could come = up
    with a flow meter in a 1.25" line, we could do some = expirements.

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