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Bill Bradburry wrote:
>Joe Hull says:
>Snip...
>"Thanx Ed. I have a 64"Dia. x 76" pitch prop. It's supposed to be cruise>prop
>that is designed for 190HP and 220MPH. But you're right, it's too early
>to
>be cutting on the prop."
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>OK, here is where I demonstrate my ignorance...
>My rough calculations, with an estimated 20% slip, says this prop with a
>76" pitch, is good for 121 MPH with a 2.85 drive and 160 MPH with a 2.17
>drive assuming a 6000 RPM cruise???
>Where am I going wrong?
>
>Bill Bradburry
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For 2.85:
6000 RPM / 2.85 = 2105.263157894737 RPM (at the prop)
2105.263157894737 R/M * 76 I/R * .8 = 128000 inch per minute
128000 I/M / 12 I/FT / 5280 FT/Mile * 60 M/Hour = 121.21 MPH
For 2.17
6000 RPM / 2.17 = 2764.976958525346 RPM (at the prop)
2764.976958525346 R/M * 76 I/R * .8 = 168110.599078341 inch per minute
168110.599078341 I/M / 12 I/FT / 5280 FT/Mile * 60 M/Hour = 159.2 MPH
Looks like your numbers are on target, but isn't 20% slip rather large?
20% [or rather 80% efficent] isn't really that huge, I think the norm for a run of the mill fixed prop is in the range of about 85%, Paul Lipps posted a note someplace just recently saying his props's
are just over the 90% [ I think] so.. it's a decent [conservative] ball-park number anyway..
Jarrett Johnson
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