X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-yx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.213.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4542993 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:15:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.180; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by yxk30 with SMTP id 30so5151056yxk.25 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=HA4vr1buQVkIrq02ospGeypDqHcNTNPZ/tBaxsGBLbE=; b=kUAeRPQG18rJfBUSK8BMyhdPxR/9B24RYPLBRY+9SUM7BYQks5Mctp11xMERLTFxsY E+8RZMT6ZTAMaeFknRLELxt8+SkB1Usn1uMs6NAVdnSbb+4JGqhWhqwOk92VuirQoDu2 Z8IPf3zDR0QMI6Ye9EY//x7X3sbEJe2YEru/w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=Sup+mT+3oX8SBIVQBiECXOSfdJDuevo1wCvJSft3psjXCFKOfvsW6VoOLRtVIH6wOF LpMkfU4k7+WJGPH2n226bvs2NOXyp+BgG6JDxj34N4Qnnj9zui5r7AT0g6qCU66Souyb 0RtXw8H+4ynmU0qsD7asB9HRkJPk86xlkMTdQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.211.131 with SMTP id go3mr6610010icb.393.1288116873596; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.32.13 with HTTP; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14:33 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil pressure change... Careful! From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf304349daae0cc604938914dd --20cf304349daae0cc604938914dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Because the higher pressure causes the spring to make a bigger hole and let out more oil. The hole into the e-shaft is not getting any bigger. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Al Gietzen wrote: > I submit that it works like this: the oil gets thicker, it does not flo= w > as easily anywhere although the pump still puts out the same amount of > oil, that causes the pressure to go up, which opens the regulator a littl= e > more than it was when the pressure was lower, this causes a HIGHER > PERCENTAGE of the total flow to go through the regulator instead of into = the > e-shaft > > Just a logic check =96 if the pressure is higher at the regulator, it is = also > higher everywhere in the gallery, including in the e-shaft. So why would = the > proportion change? > > > > Al G > --20cf304349daae0cc604938914dd Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Because the higher pressure causes the spring to make a bigger hole an= d let out more oil.=A0 The hole into the e-shaft is not getting any bigger.=
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David Leonard

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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net= > wrote:

I submit that it works l= ike this: the oil gets thicker, it does not flow as easily anywhere althoug= h the pump still puts out the same amount of oil, that causes= the pressure to go up, which opens the regulator a little more than it was= when the pressure was lower, this causes a=A0HIGHER PERCENTAGE of the tota= l flow to go through the regulator instead of into the e-shaft

Just a logi= c check =96 if the pressure is higher at the regulator, it is also higher e= verywhere in the gallery, including in the e-shaft. So why would the propor= tion change?

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