X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3873235 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:15:19 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20091003161443.TCNX12000.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:14:43 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.133.78]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id oGEj1c0051hf1Cg04GEjth; Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:14:43 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=4jNqSnnCxZxAZ4f8iGIA:9 a=iZEwVEnEiioCFbyVisNriAADMqwA:4 a=ta-khKwylqg5mma7lfcA:9 a=_UqyBrdhY1OT65bdb2gA:7 a=AkJOHiPMZ2MXcFZKtaRZfJFse08A:4 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Coolant heaters Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:14:53 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA4409.F78E6820" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6838 Thread-Index: AcpEOcJ4OjltH/dJTVuvhbBs23XD6gAEjikg In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA4409.F78E6820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Thanks, Al. I assume your heater assy is mounted inside the cabin behind the rear = seat?? Does the fan inlet get inside or fresh air? How? The Velocity has a 'vanity bulkhead' behind the rear seats that hides = all the gear linkage, wiring, fuel sump, etc. that is back by the firewall. = My heater is also back there, and recircs cabin air. =20 Interesting about the oil system flow. We are not consistant with this = flow on the list. Counting me, just on todays disclosures, we are evenly = divided 2 and 2 for where in the system to place the filter and cooler. I see no disadvantage to having the cooler after the filter; and the advantage of keeping the cooler internals clean. Have you ever looked = at the bottom of the oil pan in your car after about 50,000 miles? Similar stuff will end up in your cooler; although I'd imagine not anywhere in = the tubes where the flow velocity is high - although it could probably clog = some turbulators if they are in there. =20 Al G =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA4409.F78E6820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Thanks, Al.

I assume your heater assy is mounted inside = the cabin behind the rear seat??  Does the fan inlet get inside or fresh = air?  How?

The Velocity has a = ‘vanity bulkhead’ behind the rear seats that hides all the gear linkage, = wiring, fuel sump, etc. that is back by the firewall.  My heater is also = back there, and recircs cabin air.

 

Interesting about the oil system flow.  = We are not consistant with this flow on the list.  Counting me, just on = todays disclosures, we are evenly divided 2 and 2  for where in the system = to place the filter and cooler.

I see no disadvantage to having = the cooler after the filter; and the advantage of keeping the cooler = internals clean.  Have you ever looked at the bottom of the oil pan in your = car after about 50,000 miles? Similar stuff will end up in your cooler; = although I’d imagine not anywhere in the tubes where the flow velocity is high = – although it could probably clog some turbulators if they are in = there.

 

Al G

 

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