Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [205.152.58.213] (HELO imf33bis.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b7) with ESMTP id 2405044 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:53:30 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.2.34]) by imf33bis.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.25 201-253-122-122-125-20020815) with ESMTP id <20030606125543.KKPQ960.imf33bis.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 08:55:43 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters? Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:53:29 -0500 Message-ID: <001401c32c2a$a0f53960$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32C00.B81F3160" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32C00.B81F3160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wish I had some sort of filter or screen between the turbo and = intake. A broken compressor blade would ruin your day. =20 I've got one. I call it an intercooler. Seriously though, I = doubt anything will get through cooling tubes and it would take allot of = debris to completely plug it. S. Todd Bartrim=20 ------------------------------------------------------ =20 Must be nice to have all that room in the RV-9 cowl :-) I'm not running = an intercooler, since I don't plan to boost with the exception of cruise altitudes. At altitude, it will be freezing cold, so the intake air shouldn't be all that hot even with some boost. Tracy's EM-2 has an air temp input for the intake, so I'll be planning to monitor the temp. = Aren't you getting an EM-2 as well? It will be interesting to compare temps, though to be fair, you'll have to measure in the Summer, and I'll = measure in the Winter to make up for the change of latitude :-)=20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32C00.B81F3160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters?

 I wish I had some sort of filter or screen = between the turbo and intake.  A broken compressor blade would ruin your = day. 

        I've got one. I call it an intercooler. Seriously though, I doubt anything will get through cooling tubes and it would take allot of = debris to completely plug it.

S. Todd Bartrim

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Must be nice to have all that room in the RV-9 cowl = :-)  I’m not running an intercooler, since I don’t plan to boost = with the exception of cruise altitudes.  At altitude, it will be = freezing cold, so the intake air shouldn’t be all that hot even with some = boost.  Tracy’s EM-2 has an air temp input for the intake, so I’ll be planning to = monitor the temp.  Aren’t you getting an EM-2 as well?  It will be interesting to compare temps, though to be fair, you’ll have to = measure in the Summer, and I’ll measure in the Winter to make up for the = change of latitude :-)

Rusty

 

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