X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc15.comcast.net ([216.148.227.155] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2212195 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:32:12 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.155; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from 050910house2 (c-68-59-220-54.hsd1.tn.comcast.net[68.59.220.54]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc15) with SMTP id <20070730013136m1500a2dqhe>; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:31:36 +0000 Message-ID: <01a101c7d249$5f3f54a0$6901a8c0@050910HOUSE2> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Air/fuel flow Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:31:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 You go to http://tinyurl.com/3y9x5k jofarr, soddy tn > lendich@optusnet.com.au asked > > > Lynn, > Following from previous post from your self, I'm looking at AIR FLOW and > FUEL FLOW for my single rotor. > EG [40 cu" per face x 3 ( 7,500/3)]/1728 = 173.6 CFM( Air)/ 14.7 ( > Ratio)= > 11.8 cfm ( Fuel) > 40x3x2,000/1728=138CFM( Air)/14.7( ratio)=9.44cfm( fuel) > Question, > 1. how does one convert cfm to Gallons per minute? > 2. how does one convert CFM to diameter of inlet?