Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #49773
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Inclined Radiators was : [FlyRotary] Re: Scoops
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:32:28 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
George Lendich wrote:
Ernest,
I thought it would have more on a concave to the area where you have a convex shape. Certainly Tracy's looks to have 'pinched-in'
areas for top bottom and back, yours seem to be 'bumped-out'.
George ( down under)


I got a PDF of Chapter 12 of the K&W book from somewhere.  That chapter has a drawing which lays out the dimensions, which I followed as closely as I could.  The test I did of the distribution came out good.  I still have to get it off the ground to prove that it is any good, though.

Tracy Crook wrote:
A 'wedge' duct does not  preclude a 'bell shaped' duct.   The bell shape DOES become distorted to the point of not being recognizable but it still functions as one.  I spent several days sculpting mine.  Wouldn't have spent that time if a simple wedge would be as good.

Tracy
According to K&W, the distorted wedge comes out looking like this:

http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/OilCoolerDuctIntake.jpg


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