A first pass at investigating the impression below could be
easily done if the controller cut the fuel flow rather than the pulse width in
half when changing from using four injectors to using two injectors. I
believe we could test your idea on our engine stand by making the injector
transition and then readjusting the fuel flow manually back to the initial flow
rate. Since the engine stand uses a Floscan fuel flow transducer which
does not depend on injector pulse width, the effect of the transition while
maintaining constant fuel flow should be evident in the oxygen sensor
response. I’ll add that to the things to try on the next engine
stand session.
Steve Boese
From: Rotary motors in
aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of shipchief@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:50 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: My favorite takeaway from the KY flyin:
potential efficiency improvement
I had an intuitive impression
that the injected fuel slows the passage of intake air, so shutting off one
injector, preferably the one in the bigger intake port, could increase power by
providing more air for combustion. If the other injector could flow enough fuel
for the required power level?