Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30167
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Diesel Operation
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:34:37 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Bob White wrote:

Hi Ernest,

I have high compression rotors (9.7:1) so maybe all I need is the turbo
and propane. ;-)  Long ago I was thinking about adding a supercharger
after I got the NA setup working (normalization only).  After the
length of time this has taken, I don't think it will ever happen.

Bob W. (leaky tank sealed - leak check tomorrow)

 

Working from a fading memory here, but I believe diesels run closer to 27:1.
Ford tried to convert a gas engine to diesel operation in the '80s by just driving up the compression.  By all accounts, it sucked.  It ran, just not for long.  The high compression basically rip apart the lighter gas engine parts.
I don't think the rotary would suffer those issues, and it might even solve the problem of fuel not burning in the chamber corners, but I'm probably wrong.

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