Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2530873 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 23:47:02 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-221.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.221]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h7H3j0nP012772 for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 23:45:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001901c36473$6f61c180$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fiberfrax? Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 23:55:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C36451.E7DAA360" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C36451.E7DAA360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message Supposedly, it's good for 2300 degrees continuous, and comes in = 1/16" and 1/8" thicknesses. I'd have to say the 1/8" thickness of this = stuff is the leading candidate for turbo wrap. There's also an = aluminized heat shield material that is made my Thermo-tec, but since = their exhaust wrap clearly doesn't stand up to 2000 degrees like they = claim, I don't think I can believe any other Thermo-tec advertising. =20 Any experience with this Fiberfrax stuff? Thanks, Rusty =20 Rusty, I have attempted to use Fiberfax, and I guess its OK for some = applications like bonding it to a flat surface (such as a firewall, = bottom of fuselage). However, I found that it did not confrom very well = to other surfaces and tended to fragment into small sections. Also, it = is a magnet for any oil or other liquids (don't ask how I know). I = tried to use it to protect my cowl from my headers and finally decided = that, oil soaked, it presented more of a fire hazard than anything else. = I ripped it out and used some heavy gauge aluminum foil which I layed = over some thinned RTV that I painted on the cowl and its still going = strong. Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C36451.E7DAA360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
  Supposedly, it's good for 2300 degrees = continuous, and=20 comes in 1/16" and 1/8" thicknesses.  I'd have to say the 1/8" = thickness=20 of this stuff is the leading candidate for turbo wrap.  There's = also an=20 aluminized heat shield material that is made my Thermo-tec, but since = their=20 exhaust wrap clearly doesn't stand up to 2000 degrees like they claim, = I don't=20 think I can believe any other Thermo-tec advertising. =20
 
Any = experience with this=20 Fiberfrax stuff?
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
Rusty, I have attempted to use = Fiberfax, and I=20 guess its OK for some applications like bonding it to a flat surface = (such as=20 a firewall, bottom of fuselage).  However, I found that it did = not=20 confrom very well to other surfaces and tended to fragment into small=20 sections.  Also, it is a magnet for any oil or other liquids = (don't ask=20 how I know).  I tried to use it to protect my cowl from my = headers and=20 finally decided that, oil soaked, it presented more of a fire hazard = than=20 anything else.  I ripped it out and used some heavy gauge = aluminum foil=20 which I layed over some thinned RTV that I painted on the cowl and its = still=20 going strong.
 
Ed = Anderson
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