Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #49488
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Air Flow Question
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:16:36 -0800
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Thomas;

Yes. For our speeds and pressures the air can be treated as essentially incompressible.  So expanding the flow area by factor of 4 will reduce the average flow velocity by factor of 4.  What the flow profile will be depends on your duct design.

 

Al G

 

Subject: [FlyRotary] Air Flow Question

 

If I have a volume of air entering my scoop at 180 kts and expand the volume of the chamber by 400% can I expect the speed of the airflow to drop to 45 kts at that point?

T Mann

 

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