X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from eastrmmtao101.cox.net ([68.230.240.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2957974 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:23:23 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.7; envelope-from=paulo264@cox.net Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080607212246.XDXF25509.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:22:46 -0400 Received: from paul400gb ([72.205.223.101]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id b9Nl1Z00F2BsoJG029Nlcj; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:22:45 -0400 From: "Paul Vermillion" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Steam engines Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:22:46 -0500 Message-ID: <000601c8c8e4$a1a5b770$e4f12650$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8C8BA.B8CFAF70" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcjIChZV93ZmlAioRhKbYAZZnXDIWAA2e/yA Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8C8BA.B8CFAF70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Newbie Question---for the "normal"13B NA engine, how do the ceramic apex seals compare with the other types of seals you all are using? (I've rarely ever read anything about their use in this forum.) Paul Vermillion From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Lynn Hanover Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Steam engines Steam engines use with contained (reused steam) use water based lubricants. No problem. Lynn E. Hanover Good point. I imagine you could use the ceramic apex seals, but their cost would make the whole thing more expensive than I would probably want to go. Do you think having the seals coated with a ceramic might work/stay on? Grant ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8C8BA.B8CFAF70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Newbie Question---for the “normal”13B NA = engine, how do the ceramic apex seals compare with the other types of seals = you all are using? (I’ve rarely ever read anything about = their use in this forum.)

Paul Vermillion

From:= Rotary = motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Lynn = Hanover
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:18 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Steam engines

Steam engines use with contained (reused steam) use = water based lubricants. No problem.

Lynn E. Hanover

Good point. I imagine you could use the = ceramic apex seals, but their
cost would make the whole thing more expensive than I would probably
want to go. Do you think having the seals coated with a ceramic = might
work/stay on?

Grant

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