Tracy Crook used the oil pan water system once. I believe he stopped using
it ...........Joe
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From: "Wynn Mike" <mike.wynn@spectra-physics.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:24 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water cooled matrix in oil pan


>
> `The problem with this is that the oil is essentially stagnant in the pan'
>
> Al, this is only 'cause you haven't looked inside when its running -
there's
> an oil pump driving this stuff round the engine all the time, it just
starts
> and finishes at the bottom of the oil pan.  The flow rate will be the same
> as anywhere else on the system that you would choose to oil/air cooler.
Its
> true that the `dwell time' in the oil pan will be longer as this is your
> reservoir but this is a good thing.
>
> One can discuss the merits of a (hot) water to (hotter) oil heat
exchanger,
> but that's a different question and one where I have no experience.  They
> are used on cars a lot but I don't know about their efficiency for
> continuous high power operation.
>
>
> Mike
> Nice moose Kevin
>
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