On the subject of Renesis intake complexity, take a look at Tracy's intake (pic from his web site).

http://www.rotaryaviation.com/renesis_engine.htm

Can't get much simpler, & as far as I know, he has the best power numbers and the best efficiency numbers of anyone flying. His intake tubes are now longer than in this shot, but as you can see from the pic, adjusting tube length (retuning) is pretty straightforward.

Charlie




On 08/14/2011 06:36 AM, Ed Anderson wrote:

Sam, As you find in this "hobby" there  are always trade offs.  First, technically there is no reason you could not do what you propose - however, you will add weight and complexity.  A poor intake affects both N/A and forced induction - its just with forced induction you are paying in a different way to overcome any defficiencies in your intake. 

 

 If going that route, I personally would prefer the centrifugal type belt/gear driven blower over the roots type which has historically had the poorest efficiency.  On the other hand, if you are not going to "boost" above ambient pressure - then I think I would concentrate on getting a good N/A intake.

 

Good luck on your project whichever decision/approach you take.  Super and Turbo chargers have both been used successfully.

 

just my $0.02\

 

Ed

From: Samuel Treffinger

Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 1:01 AM

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis Question

I think my brain has had a meltdown: I am thinking about "supernormalizing" the Renesis engine. Is this even possible. The idea is to use a by-passable positive displacement type blower (roots type...probably an eaton m90) fed to an intercooler that then sends air to the engine. If my thinking is correct, and it probably isn't, this would eliminate the complex N/A intake, while not over-boosting the Renesis engine. Also, the supercharger being a positive displacement blower would in theory produce more boost than is needed by the engine at all rpm levels, eliminating the "peeky" torque of boosted engines. The excess (above standard intake) pressure would be controlled via an automatic or manual waste-gate. Please shoot my idea down if it is insane, but i would like some constructive criticism if it is available.

Sam