X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from exchange.carey.wa.edu.au ([58.6.19.155] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTPS id 3875769 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:45 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=58.6.19.155; envelope-from=stevei@carey.asn.au Received: from exchange.carey.local ([10.10.0.5]) by exchange.carey.local ([10.10.0.5]) with mapi; Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:36:07 +0800 From: To: Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:36:04 +0800 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel System Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel System Thread-Index: AcpGH68EE42rzOnnRQ+Se/i7T3l4ogABa8XJ Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US x-pmwin-version: 3.0.1.0, Antivirus-Engine: 2.90.1, Antivirus-Data: 4.45E Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C6F0C0045407steveicareyasnau_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C6F0C0045407steveicareyasnau_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Ed How hot does fuel get as it gets pumped then through a hot engine cowl? The= lines are insulated under the cowl. How much heat do the pressure pumps in= troduce? Steve Izett On 6/10/09 9:03 AM, "Ed Anderson" wrote: Hi Steve, Just for comparison -my fuel system is very similar in concept. The princi= pal conceptual difference is I have a header tank for return of my fuel fro= m injectors mounted on the fire wall and is =BD pint in capacity. The theo= ry is not much fuel to have to get rid of if it gets hot. The fuel flow int= o the engine through the injectors continuously pulls cool fuel from wing t= anks. 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 http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ definitefraudstart "members.cox.net"definitefraudend http://members.cox.net= /rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of stevei@carey.asn.au Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft 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 ________________________________ The contents of this email are confidential and intended only for the named= recipients of this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, you = are hereby notified that any use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution = or the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. Please notify th= e sender immediately and then delete/destroy the e-mail and any printed cop= ies. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent of the law= . __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signatur= e database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- This message has been checked by ESVA and is believed to be clean. --_000_C6F0C0045407steveicareyasnau_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel System Thanks Ed
How hot does fuel get as it gets pumped then through a hot engine cowl? The= lines are insulated under the cowl. How much heat do the pressure pumps in= troduce?

Steve Izett


On 6/10/09 9:03 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

Hi Steve,
 
Just for comparison -my fuel system is very similar in concept.  The p= rincipal conceptual difference is I have a header tank for return of my fue= l 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. Th= e fuel flow into the engine through the injectors continuously pulls cool f= uel 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 t= anks 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

eande= rson@carolina.rr.com

http:= //www.andersonee.com <http://w= ww.andersonee.com>

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html <http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html> <= BR>
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definitefraudstart "members.cox.net&qu= ot;definitefraudend http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW <http:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm>

http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm <http://www.dmack.ne= t/mazda/index.html>

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] <= B>On Behalf Of stevei@carey.asn.au<= BR> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:35 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
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=20


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