X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4913133 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:16:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p2L5FPfU003603 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:15:25 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.106d.7c9879 (43814) for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:15:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d23.mail.aol.com (magic-d23.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.157]) by cia-dc01.mx.aol.com (v129.9) with ESMTP id MAILCIADC013-ab264d86dee81b9; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:15:20 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <1098e.2ad6a459.3ab838e8@aol.com> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:15:20 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: On the subject of installations... To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1098e.2ad6a459.3ab838e8_boundary" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5382 X-AOL-IP: 72.187.199.116 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_1098e.2ad6a459.3ab838e8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/20/2011 6:36:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bbradburry@bellsouth.net writes: Kelly, My radiator is fed by a single nostril on the right side of the cowl. It is about 5.5 inches in diameter. I am also stealing a little air from the oil inlet using a 3 inch flex hose which augments the inlet from the nostril for the radiator. My theory of the oil cooler block is that would slightly reduce the flow of air into the cowl from the oil cooler, which would allow more air to flow thru the radiator. It might possibly increase the pressure inside the inlet to the oil cooler, which could increase the air flow thru the 3 inch flex tube as well???? Bill B If you get to play on a flow bench for a few days, you will discard all you now know for certain about flow, and pressure distribution and gating of junctions. You may well find that the flex tube is draining off air and pushing it back forward into the airstream. The junction can act like the gate in a transistor and shut off flow to the radiator. Keep it two stand alone systems. The oil is too hot already. Lynn E. Hanover --part1_1098e.2ad6a459.3ab838e8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 3/20/2011 6:36:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 bbradburry@bellsouth.net writes:

Kelly,

 

My radiator is= fed by=20 a single nostril on the right side of the cowl.  It is about 5.5 in= ches=20 in diameter.  I am also stealing a little air from the oil inlet us= ing a=20 3 inch flex hose which augments the inlet from the nostril for the=20 radiator.  My theory of the oil cooler block is that would slightly= =20 reduce the flow of air into the cowl from the oil cooler, which would al= low=20 more air to flow thru the radiator.  It might possibly increase the= =20 pressure inside the inlet to the oil cooler, which could increase the ai= r flow=20 thru the 3 inch flex tube as well????

 

Bill=20 B

If you get to play on a flow bench for a few  days, you will dis= card=20 all you now know for certain about flow, and pressure distribution and gat= ing of=20 junctions.   You may well find that the flex tube is draining of= f air=20 and pushing it back forward into the airstream. The junction can act like= the=20 gate in a transistor and shut off flow to the radiator. Keep it two stand= alone=20 systems. The oil is too hot already.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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