Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #45092
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: renesis intake possibility
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:43:45 -0500
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Not Al, but my 0.02 is that if you have good mixture velocity in your intake then what you are using to get it is rather moot.

 

In Al’s case, he is using a three throat TWM TB and has a 3 rotor 20 B, so that clearly  makes for a good match up.    My two rotor  was clearly “over throated” resulting in low air velocity and the only way to get good runner velocity was to have the engine over 8000 rpm – but, of course, prop load and no gear box to shift load precluded reaching that magic rpm regime – besides my prop tips would have been supersonic if I had.  If I had used  this TWM set up with 40 -45mm dia holes rather than the two 50 mm dia holes – my results would undoubtedly have been better.

 

You really have to pay attention to the details – as that is where the devil is (so I’ve been told).  Trying to put on a 2 rotor a three rotors induction system  or vice versa is unlikely to give good results in either case.  Matching your induction system to your engine size and rpm regime of operation is the core of getting good results.

 

I agree with, Al.  Its likely that using half of the four ports shown in the photo of the TWM TB would be a good combination.  However, depending on how much you like to experiment and fabricate, you could try it with the 4 and if that failed to give you good results, you could down-size to two. 

 

Keep us posted, we all like to see experimentation.

 

Ed

 

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bryan Winberry
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:09 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: renesis intake possibility

 

Al,

How is your set up different than the one Ed A. had that didn't work too well?  It was also

one throttle split into two runners.

Bryan

--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:

From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: renesis intake possibility
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 3:04 PM

Bryan;

I use a 3-barrel TWM TB on my 20B with 44mm barrels.  One barrel (which divides into the 2 runners) for each rotor. It seem to work quite well.  As Ed mentioned, and supported by Paul Yaw¢s work, high velocity in the barrel is a good thing. Maybe you could cut the thing in half and use 2 barrels? I use the injector port in the TB for MSD (Rochester) injectors, and use the stock primary in the housings.

Al

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bryan Winberry
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:57 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] renesis intake possibility

 

Hello all,

I have a chance to purchase a TWM throttle body(see attch pic) at a very low price.  I have a couple questions for the group.

 

The inlets are 42mm (appx 1.65 in.).  Is this too big to the point that they would be incompatible with the injectors?  I plan on using 1-1/8 and1-1/4 in runners.

 

Also, the bosses are sized for Bosch, Rochestor, or Lucas injectors.  Does this necessarily eliminate my using the stock Renesis injectors?

 

This setup also would allow the use of a lightweight airbox  thus simplifying the intake system from a manufacturing standpoint.

 

Thanks in advance,

Bryan

RV7, Renesis,RD-1C,EC3,EM3 (in the pipeline I hear)

 

 

 

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