Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #20699
From: rijakits <rijakits@cwpanama.net>
Subject: Apex seals/ groove wear
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:24:21 -0500
To: FlyRotary <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Hi all,
 
would a 3 mm "Tracy-seal" that tappers off to 2 mm have any merrit?
Supposedly the 3 mm don't seal the part the 2 mm do.
So why not have the rotors milled for 3 mm and use seals that have a base/foot of 3 mm - as soon as they leave the rotor they tapper back to 2 mm for better sealing (smaller radius on top? Apex seals are radiused on the sealing side?)
Just speculating as I have no experience with this.
What causes the lesser sealing of the 3 mm? Less flex for the whole seal or the bigger radius? Or....?
 
Thomas Jakits
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