X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.25] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with ESMTP id 3488747 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:13:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.92.25; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 8so128557qwh.25 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:12:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=gbRAEma2sdAAQnue2wN1aLb2QL32m63MCn5BEEjofxE=; b=nyo1hjcsqET5w4U604afZB+ed/rT9wDFCVJ2Ms9FyNHsh443qkdFYNbchazzcBIpzS Md/78Z2/0v0+xSYSjvbe6W9WoGOdH7GeUS6+596nId5eVQCdGMXgv9P7LWrz0csFurJ9 QoqD1h5y3Yg2KpayPHHC3KKttUfnMGkAY/TgU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=bK9iIslN1yrAE9I94cC76pbXXDQCJnL7f1I8gYfjUR9auv432kGwTNAnLEIAkE1qcW UllBngBH4ofQ99GAOu3G837VZBER8sZZWYVRBv7O8knVQ2eFf+k1HPpE9U0uic2HCi8o j01n+rUBF1oPGQULxQf2pIyeWwLD2YV5dWR2k= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.15.14 with SMTP id i14mr77411qaa.13.1234393955124; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:12:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:12:35 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: e438d89ef3f8ba7c Message-ID: <1b4b137c0902111512l6da45cd0k3295bb8400feeb2e@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] EM3 Shameless promotion From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cdc143548130462acbd02 --0015175cdc143548130462acbd02 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit That came up in an earlier topic. I had decided to have a second TAS readout option so you could put a static probe (sponge covered tube, etc) in front / behind various heat exchangers so you could see the relative pressure recovery. I'll just use the same sensor as the main TAS pressure sensor. You can convert the mph reading back into pressure if that was needed. Tracy On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Monty Roberts wrote: > Tracy, > > I was mostly thinking about air pressures. Like plenum, after radiator etc. > I'm not sure what the best type of transducer would be, but my guess is the > MAP sensors are the least expensive way to go. Most of the lab grade > transducers with a pedigree are just ridiculously overpriced. If they work > with 0-5 that would be perfect. > > Unless you know of something better in which case, I'm all ears. ;-) > > Monty > > > Hi Monty, > What kind of pressure are you thinking of? Air, liquid, what pressure > range, etc? I could have some gen purpose 0 - 5 volt inputs that can be > calibrated to whatever units you wanted. You would have to use a sensor > that put out voltage in this range though. > > Tracy > --0015175cdc143548130462acbd02 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That came up in an earlier topic.  I had decided to have a second TAS = readout option so you could put a static probe (sponge covered tube, etc) i= n front / behind various heat exchangers so you could see the relative pres= sure recovery.  I'll just use the same sensor as the main TAS pres= sure sensor. 

You can convert the mph reading back into pressure if that was needed.<= br>
Tracy

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 5:45= PM, Monty Roberts <montyr2157@alltel.net> wrote:
Tracy,
 
I was mostly thinking about air pressu= res. Like=20 plenum, after radiator etc. I'm not sure what the best type of transduc= er would=20 be, but my guess is the MAP sensors are the least expensive way to go. Most= of=20 the lab grade transducers with a pedigree are just ridiculously overpriced.= If=20 they work with 0-5 that would be perfect.
 
Unless you know of something better in= which case,=20 I'm all ears. ;-) 
 
Monty
 
 
Hi=20 Monty,
   What kind of pressure are you thinking of?  Air= ,=20 liquid, what pressure range, etc?  I could have some gen purpose = 0 -=20 5 volt inputs that can be calibrated to whatever units you wanted.  Yo= u=20 would have to use a sensor that put out voltage in this range=20 though.

Tracy


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