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From: Michael LaFleur <mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: normalized supercharger? Was Re: Is common sense dead (rant mode on)
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Oh my, did I say that? I was thinking turbo.

There is no wastegate, but there could be a clutch.
But that is another failure point.

Mike L.

--- Michael LaFleur <mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Oops, I've been called out!
> 
> Having just come up with the idea lately, I hadn't
> much about the installation. My inclination would be
> to electronically control the wategate and have a
> popoff valve set a a couple psi over 1 atm.
> 
> Mike L.
> 
> --- Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> > I will have a normalized Renesis, supercharged. 
> >  
> > Hi Mike,
> >  
> > How were you planning to normalize with the
> > supercharger?  
> >  
> > I'm planning to put either a supercharger (what
> I'd
> > prefer), or another
> > turbo (shut up John <g>) on the RV-3, somewhere
> down
> > the road.  One of the
> > drawbacks to the supercharger is the lack of boost
> > control.  I asked the ATI
> > guys about controlling the boost via a valve on
> the
> > outlet of the blower,
> > but they said not to do that because it was bad to
> > unload the blower.  
> >  
> > You can certainly control boost via throttle
> > opening, and perhaps you can
> > even do it via engine computer almost like a sort
> of
> > rev limit.  What's your
> > plan?  
> >  
> > Cheers,
> > Rusty (no flying today, due to work that sucks) 
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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