X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f210.google.com ([209.85.220.210] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3854119 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:55:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.210; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so3298218fxm.19 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:55:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=FyH/Janh0JFinkiiXKMTp1xceeb0C8N+CjQk7phjgnQ=; b=Vdsop3CJD1HXsy4R9oMlHabhb/gQiO3CWqOQE6Jn9dmEZlqSSbVOKckPOD5cjy7wgg QYk28Va+EHuy09gxU2dQ8aGlStbY6aZjaBT88OxxIq/uzDkyvAu6cGRahqc8IEGvkC28 NguTSNdoLizwFn0QhOaSINbj7EgDBYZD2tGWU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=dTt//GL3QFWHrrWJvXWgllFLsBS63oWH9JRazuMnm8mhZTbo3LHyhQRnrvCTE6FHs1 w5XxarjW/rsENgO3kHMshc670t3s06kcFhCTidsMS/GaEpPTdvc29JNhyV2RlFVkexi8 boDvs3jDDsOTSkNF293qxVreJOxBndfnV1MZw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.13.79 with SMTP id b15mr6730562bka.112.1253066106147; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:55:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:55:06 -0500 Message-ID: <5cf132c0909151855l33223534ge8995626acbcb803@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: cooling From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00151750e63a2313b50473a830ea --00151750e63a2313b50473a830ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 John, You didn't specify if it was the pump inlet or outlet that was too hot to touch. If it was the inlet, you may have been experiencing vapor lock. It would take much more heat for vapor lock to be on the high pressure side. Mark On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM, John wrote: > Al, I was surprised that the fuel line was too hot to touch with the fuel > being recirculated to the fuel tank, I'm thinking that the engine missing > had something to do with gas being so hot. Would the fuel pump need to be > cooled from another source. I could change the shape of the NACA discharge > duct if it is in a position on the cowling to work. JohnD > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Al Gietzen > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:11 PM > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: cooling > > John; > > > > It is unlikely that the NACA duct will do anything. The duct leading away > should be at least as large, or larger, than the rectangular opening of the > scoop > > --00151750e63a2313b50473a830ea Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John,
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You didn't specify if it was the pump inlet or outlet=A0that was t= oo hot to touch.=A0 If it was the inlet, you may have been experiencing vap= or lock.=A0 It would take much more heat for vapor lock to be on the high p= ressure side.
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Mark

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM, John <downing.j@sbcglobal= .net> wrote:
Al, I was surprised that the fuel line= was too hot to touch with the fuel being recirculated to the fuel tank,=A0= I'm thinking that the engine missing had something to do with gas bein= g so hot.=A0 Would the fuel pump need to be cooled from another source.=A0 = I could change the shape of the NACA discharge duct if it is in a position = on the cowling to work.=A0 JohnD
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Gietzen
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10= :11 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cooling

John;

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It is unlikely that the NACA du= ct will do anything. =A0The duct leading away should be at least as large, = or larger, than the rectangular opening of the scoop


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