Hi Ed,

Where does the fuel go after the header tank fills up?

Bob W.

On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:03:39 -0400
"Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
>  
>
> Just for comparison -my fuel system is very similar in concept.  The
> principal conceptual difference is I have a header tank for return of my
> fuel from injectors mounted on the fire wall and is ½ pint in capacity.  The
> theory is not much fuel to have to get rid of if it gets hot. The fuel flow
> into the engine through the injectors continuously pulls cool fuel from wing
> tanks.
>
>  
>
>  8 gallons of hot fuel (if it ever got hot) might take a while to burn down
> to the point the cool incoming fuel does some good.
>
>  
>
> This size  goes counter to “tradition” on size of header tanks but is more
> in line with the “returnless” systems on most of today’s automobiles.
>
>  
>
> FWIW
>
>  
>
> Ed
>
>  
>
> Ed Anderson
>
> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
>
> Matthews, NC
>
> eanderson@carolina.rr.com
>
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> http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm
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> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of stevei@carey.asn.au
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:35 PM
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> Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel System
>
>  
>
> Hi All
>
> We are trying to make a decision re: fuel system.
> I’ve attached a PDF with design and questions etc.
> Could you please pull it to pieces, make recommendations?
> Steve Thomas can you comment also from the GSIIRG perspective?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve Izett
> Perth Western Australia
> Building Glasair SIIRG Renesis 4 Port RD1C EC2 EM3
>
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