X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from email2k3.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.2) with ESMTP id 963746 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 May 2005 01:04:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.12; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from rav.itlnet.net (unverified [192.168.10.149]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.17) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 26 May 2005 00:04:12 -0500 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.114.6]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.17) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 26 May 2005 00:04:10 -0500 Message-ID: <023e01c561b0$9bdb3520$36731340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: smog pump Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 00:05:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0237_01C56186.95859A00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0237_01C56186.95859A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >=20 > Just so happens that I got one Friday. I was about to tear it apart=20 > just to see how it worked, but I'll restrain my curiosity and look at = a=20 > diagram or something.=20 > It works on the order of the rotary engine, has 3 or 4 (can't = remember) vanes on an eccentric shaft and as they spin, they move in and = out like large apex seals and in a sort of elliptical orbit. Don't know = why they don't recommend lubrication, there is definitely friction to = the side walls although the vanes seem to be made of some type of = plastic like phenolic. Wendell > I have no idea how good it is. Just noticed that it pull your tongue = so=20 > hard it hurts when you spin the pulley. >=20 > Ernest (No. I didn't test the pump that way. Just joking guys 8*) >=20 Keep me in mind, if Kelley Troyer doesn't have one. Wendell ------=_NextPart_000_0237_01C56186.95859A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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> Just so happens that I got one Friday. I was = about to=20 tear it apart
> just to see how it worked, but I'll restrain my = curiosity=20 and look at a
> diagram or something.
> It=20 works on the order of the rotary engine, has 3 or 4 (can't remember) = vanes on an=20 eccentric shaft and as they spin, they move in and out like large apex=20 seals and in a sort of elliptical orbit. Don't know why they don't=20 recommend lubrication, there is definitely friction to the side walls = although=20 the vanes seem to be made of some type of plastic like = phenolic.

Wendell

> I have no idea how good it is. Just noticed that it pull = your=20 tongue so
> hard it hurts when you spin the pulley.
> =
>=20 Ernest (No. I didn't test the pump that way. Just joking guys = 8*)
>=20
Keep me in mind, if Kelley Troyer doesn't have one.

Wendell

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