Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #23684
From: Michael LaFleur <mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: normalized supercharger? Was Re: Is common sense dead (rant mode on)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 03:50:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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) >  >  > > > > > > > > > >>  Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
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