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Rusty,
I believe the side seal surface is cast iron
and the cooling is the same i.e. water.
I had been working on a similar project and struck
many difficulties, costs for one, Richard has bitten the bullet there, another
is machining and associated costs, Richard is doing his own and sealing - which
is the biggest issue.
As the 2 parts of the composite housing has to be
sealed with water to oil being in close proximity good sealing is a must.
The cast Mazda housings are heavy but many of the passageways are close which
doesn't leave a lot of room to modify things if you want to keep things pretty
similar to the original lay-out.
The seal to the rotary chamber is relatively simple
and can be kept as per original design.
As Richard alluded to the water passageways are a
real nightmare, get that wrong and the water doesn't flow as
intended.
Perhaps we could go back to the old NSU design of
water flow going from left to right rather than front to back ( back and forth)
however that's a total new development - i.e.That boggles the
mind.
George ( down under)
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Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:45
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: One
Rotor
The compound side housing, power-take-off
end, is getting ready to be installed and tested.
Hi Richard,
Very impressive looking housing. Is the side
seal surface aluminum (hardened some way), or steel (attached to the
aluminum some way)? Is the cooling oil, water, or air? 15 more
hours and I may fly over there to take a look at this
:-)
Rusty
My
invitation still stands, even for Lycosauruses. Give me a buzz to make sure
I am here(834-4905).
Richard
Sohn
N2071U
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