Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #67624
From: Marc Wiese cardmarc@charter.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: turbo heat
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:53:10 -0500
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

So, Dave, which turbos specs on which engine model are you finding ‘satisfactory’?

Marc

 

 

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 4:45 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: turbo heat

 

Hi Neil.  

I did the ceramic coating to one of my turbos (I have several) but I dont notice any difference, not that I would.  It flakes and chips off over time.  So I mostly just rely on the stock turbo heat shields.  They do eventually wear out, but I bought several cheap used sets on e-bay over the years so I have a ready supply.  They are made of some sort of steel alloy with a steel mesh liner as insulation and seem to do the trick much better than the coating.  So yea, a "bonnet" is what I recommend.  Anything that gets close to the turbo gets a piece of SS (or even aluminum in some cases) to act as additional shielding.

 

On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM Neil Unger 12348ung@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

Dave leonnard,

                                 What measures do you use to mitigate heat from the turbo?  Have been running the turbo bare, so I am going to get the manifold anf turbo ceramic coated, plus a turbo "bonnet" as well.  Not sure that the ceramic coating will achieve much from research.

Neil.

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