Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #16762
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad day at the airport - Ellison
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:27:20 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Looking at the way the fuel is supplied to the air, I could understand the need for HUGE velocity through the venturi to draw the fuel in.  Then you can expand the runners for more sedate (read less skin friction) to the engine.
But now I've told you more than I know (again :o)  Jim S.

Russell Duffy wrote:

apparently a small number of CozyMKIV flyers are using the Ellison on their 360's,  (Nat, Steve Wright, David Dormier, Marc Zeitlin, and at least one or two more).  My understanding is that even the motor on Paul's bench wouldn't produce more (or much more) power than the 360.   How can the 360's produce their power if that bore-size is an issue?         Hi Tom,
 
I can't say I understand it, but maybe Ken or someone will jump in and bail me out.  I gave up on the idea of using an Ellison when I realized that the EFS-4-5 (180-225 HP) model only has a 1-7/8" bore.  I've been worried that I was on the verge of choking my 13B with "only" 1-5/8" bores for each rotor.  Now I suppose you could connect the runners for both rotors together at a common plenum, and feed it with a single1-7/8" bore since both rotors aren't requiring a huge airflow at the same time.  That seems like it should work, and I'd love to see someone try it.  Just hard to step back from true fuel injection.   Cheers,
Rusty    

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