X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1006061 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:50:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050618144935.TNHV16444.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:49:35 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050618144934.KITB4468.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:49:34 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: small muffler suggestions for single rotor? Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:49:35 -0500 Message-ID: <000e01c57414$f1e01690$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C573EB.090A0E90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C573EB.090A0E90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can you make one of them things with a 90 degree bend, L shaped to get length ? jofarr=20 =20 Keep in mind that the 24" length wasn't cast in stone, and was just an example of using the space you had available. I've thought about using = a 90 degree turn, but if I really needed 24", I could have that by making = a few more bends in the exhaust pipe from the engine. =20 =20 What I will hope to do, is come straight out of the engine, into the = muffler at the front end, then let the muffler extend straight back toward the = prop. That would be an easy 18". The muffler could go farther forward, but = would require some monkey motion to get the exhaust pipe forward to the front = end of the muffler. =20 =20 I also wondered if having space in front of the inlet pipe would be of = any benefit. In other words, the inlet pipe would enter the muffler 6" = from the front end, and the exit would be in the back. Just don't know if = that extra 6" would be of any benefit. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C573EB.090A0E90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Can you make one of them things = with a 90=20 degree bend, L shaped to get length ? jofarr 
 
Keep in mind that the 24" length wasn't cast in = stone, and=20 was just an example of using the space you had available.   = I've=20 thought about using a 90 degree turn, but if I really needed = 24", I=20 could have that by making a few more bends in the exhaust pipe from the=20 engine. 
 
What I will hope to do, is come straight out of = the engine,=20 into the muffler at the front end, then let the muffler extend straight = back=20 toward the prop.  That would be an easy 18".  The muffler = could=20 go farther forward, but would require some monkey motion to get the = exhaust pipe=20 forward to the front end of the=20 muffler.  
 
I also wondered if having space in front of the = inlet pipe=20 would be of any benefit.   In other words, the inlet pipe = would enter=20 the muffler 6" from the front end, and the exit would be in the = back.  Just=20 don't know if that extra 6" would be of any=20 benefit.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
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