X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3876157 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:02:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20091006100216268.KMUC26368@cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com> for ; Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:02:16 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel System Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 06:11:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcpGIEjuZ3Hf6omdRU6nZ6A87GwFGwATLwJA In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20091006100216268.KMUC26368@cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com> Hi Bob, The fuel continuously circulates between the header tank and the fuel = rails. Any fuel injected creates a pressure differential (vacuum) in the header tank which draws cool fuel from wing tanks. So the header tank is never empty and it eliminates the need for return fuel lines to the wing = tanks. It was simply, easy to fabricate and has worked for the last 10 years. 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/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bob White Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:59 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel System 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" wrote: > Hi Steve, >=20 > =20 >=20 > 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 =BD 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. >=20 > =20 >=20 > 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. >=20 > =20 >=20 > This size goes counter to =93tradition=94 on size of header tanks but = is more > in line with the =93returnless=94 systems on most of today=92s = automobiles. >=20 > =20 >=20 > FWIW >=20 > =20 >=20 > Ed >=20 > =20 >=20 > Ed Anderson >=20 > Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered >=20 > Matthews, NC >=20 > eanderson@carolina.rr.com >=20 > http://www.andersonee.com >=20 > > http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html >=20 > http://www.flyrotary.com/ >=20 > > http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW >=20 > http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm > =20 >=20 > _____ =20 >=20 > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On > Behalf Of stevei@carey.asn.au > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:35 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel System >=20 > =20 >=20 > Hi All >=20 > We are trying to make a decision re: fuel system. > I=92ve 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? >=20 > Thanks=20 >=20 > Steve Izett > Perth Western Australia > Building Glasair SIIRG Renesis 4 Port RD1C EC2 EM3=20 >=20 > _____ =20 >=20 > The contents of this email are confidential and intended only for the named > recipients of this e-mail. 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