Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:19:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao05.cox.net ([68.6.19.126] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2645883 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:51:34 -0400 Received: from smtp.west.cox.net ([172.18.180.55]) by fed1mtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with SMTP id <20031021225131.HWDD10143.fed1mtao05.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net> for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:51:31 -0400 From: Dale Rogers X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Remotely mounted radiator (was: check valves) X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:51:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Original-Message-Id: <20031021225131.HWDD10143.fed1mtao05.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net> Hopefully, if you have to make the run, you won't use hose, but 1-1/2" aluminum tubing. Moreover, if some outside air could be channelled over the tubes, it would increase your thermal transfer. Dale R. > Actually, with a long run, the larger diameter hose is called for to keep > the pressure loss down going to and from the remote radiator. Is it 7 ft > *each way* (14 ft total)? > Bill Schertz > > > > > Where did the 2" hose requirement come from? Wasn't Tracy running with 5/8" hose to his radiators? Can we get a survey of working installations to see what size hose is sufficient? > > > > This is a significant issue for me. I'm considering a remotely located radiator. Running 2" hose for 7ft or so is out of the question. > >