Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2641159 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:09:08 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.231]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031018020907.XMOA14434.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:09:07 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: cooling question Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 21:09:08 -0500 Message-ID: <002e01c3951c$d0b32490$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C394F2.E7DD1C90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C394F2.E7DD1C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I'm still in the middle of my cooling tests, and will plan to make a few flights this weekend. I've removed my thermostat again, so I can see = what the real temp is, without having it artificially set to 180 as it has = been. I've already closed up one cowl air exit, and will also plan to choke = down the inlet some this weekend. The question I have is regarding the OAT. = =20 Since it's getting cooler now, I'm going to have to make some sort of estimate about worst case cooling. Say I want to size my system for no = more than 200 F on climbout, when the OAT is 100 F. If it's 70 F OAT = tomorrow, can I shoot for 170 F water temp, and be in the ballpark of what I'm shooting for? =20 Thanks, Rusty =20 PS- speaking of cooling (sorry), where's Tommy?=20 ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C394F2.E7DD1C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
I'm still in = the middle of=20 my cooling tests, and will plan to make a few flights this = weekend.  I've=20 removed my thermostat again, so I can see what the real temp is, = without=20 having it artificially set to 180 as it has been.  I've = already closed=20 up one cowl air exit, and will also plan to choke down the inlet some = this=20 weekend.  The question I have is regarding the OAT. =20
 
Since it's = getting cooler=20 now, I'm going to have to make some sort of estimate about worst = case=20 cooling.  Say I want to size my system for no more than = 200 F on=20 climbout, when the OAT is 100 F.   If it's 70 F OAT tomorrow, = can I=20 shoot for 170 F water temp, and be in the ballpark of what I'm shooting=20 for?
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
PS- speaking of = cooling=20 (sorry), where's Tommy?
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