| Doug: Thanks for the “links” posted. Good to have the basic concepts and designs - on hand. I was also between two minds about “cooling my wankel” and have the book of PL. The basics must be done but fitting in the radiator as a side mount set-up was the most obvious for my 13 B In my “set up” i have turned the motor ( 13 B ) 90 degrees with the plugs on top, and a side sump. After cutting the proposed radiator out of foam to see how it must be mounted - i decided to mount it on top of the motor and not on the side. There is enough space on top and i can cool it with ram air with a type of “bonnet scoop”. The same concept used in some pick up trucks intercooler set up. Then the air must exit conventional style on the bottom before the firewall. I am now on the stage to actually fit the radiator and then i can shape and build the cowling. This is for my plans build Vision Ex aircraft.Yes nothing has been tested with this “cooling set up” but i enjoy the experimental world of aircraft. Comments and suggestions are always welcome that is what the forum is all about. I could be wrong - on my “gut feeling” on this concept.
Attached links to photos.
Le Roux Breytenbach South - Africa
Sent from my iPhone Le Roux Breytenbach On 30 Oct 2022, at 12:36, Erik Snyman erik.snyman@bigpond.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
May I also suggest the book by Paul Lamar called "How to cool your Wankel". I have no idea of where you can get it, or if it is still available.
Erik in Oz.
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From: "Doug Lomheim rv9flyer13b@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, 30 Oct, 2022 At 9:32 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Radiator OPS / Placement Links
The original links didn’t work due to “…” I suppose, and didn’t know a “cut and paste” would do that; so will try again and hopefully these will work better!
Doug
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