X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.253.156.46] (HELO canformail1.canfor.ca) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860753 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:43:57 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.253.156.46; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com 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_01C5F778.9DDB3960" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post mortem Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:43:06 -0800 Message-ID: <091A2D42FAF91A41B84750D269FC97E72B31CE@canformail1.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post mortem Thread-Index: AcX3RqkBKiW8BcyLQByrep9/zBwKTQAL6O3w From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F778.9DDB3960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Very interesting on the temps. Now if we can get some of the other turbo guys to give some readings, we might be able to confirm this, though as an instrument technician, I trust your readings more than most. =20 You'd think so wouldn't you, but as exhibited by a few other questionable choices, my data should still be subject to peer review.=20 BTW, I'm actually an Instrument Mechanic (5th year apprentice). Instrument Tech is just a 2 year course with no practical experience. =20 Sorry to hear about the ribs. The little girls you play against are growing up I guess :-) Fortunately the broken ribs came from a crushing body check from a monster of a man, so I will get an opportunity for retribution, with little consequence from the refs. Trouble with playing against girls is that they can get away with blatant hooking & slashing, but you can't retaliate at all or the the refs call everything.=20 Sigh... why can't they stay in the kitchen ;-) Kidding of course.... but don't let your wives read that. =20 Todd (well medicated) ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:41 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post mortem =09 =09 However I can confirm that there was a very large delta T across the turbo, and that the temp drop before the turbo is approx. 50F/inch. I have thermocouples installed at each exhaust port, then another a few inches further down right at the turbo inlet, then another ~10" after the turbo outlet (pics are in the archives if interested). I was very surprised at this temp drop myself so swapped around positions of the T/C's to confirm the temps. Strange but true.=20 =20 =20 Hi Todd, =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Good to have you back. Rusty (half rotary, half Lyclone) ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F778.9DDB3960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Very = interesting on the=20 temps.  Now if we can get some of the other turbo guys to give = some=20 readings, we might be able to confirm this, though as an = instrument=20 technician, I trust your readings more than=20 most.  
You'd think so wouldn't you, but as exhibited = by a few=20 other questionable choices, my data should still be subject to peer = review.=20
BTW, I'm actually an Instrument Mechanic (5th = year=20 apprentice). Instrument Tech is just a 2 year course with no practical=20 experience.
 
Sorry to hear = about the=20 ribs.  The little girls you play against are growing up I guess=20 :-)
Fortunately the broken ribs came from a = crushing body check=20 from a monster of a man, so I will get an opportunity for = retribution,=20 with little consequence from the refs. Trouble with playing against = girls is=20 that they can get away with blatant hooking & slashing, but you = can't=20 retaliate at all or the the refs call everything.
    Sigh... why can't they stay = in the=20 kitchen ;-)
Kidding of course.... but don't let&n= bsp;your wives read that.
 
Todd    (well=20 medicated)

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:41 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo post=20 mortem

    However I can confirm = that there=20 was a very large delta T across the turbo, and that the temp drop = before the=20 turbo is approx. 50F/inch. I have thermocouples installed at each = exhaust=20 port, then another a few inches further down right at the turbo inlet, = then=20 another ~10" after the turbo outlet (pics are in the archives if = interested).=20 I was very surprised at this temp drop myself so swapped around = positions=20 of the T/C's to confirm the temps.
    Strange but true. 
 
 
Hi=20 Todd,
 
 
 
 
 
Good to have=20 you back.
Rusty (half=20 rotary, half=20 Lyclone)
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