X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTP id 1452176 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:45:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm56aec.bellsouth.net ([68.215.125.27]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061009224526.ZCZR15633.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm56aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:45:26 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.219] (really [68.215.125.27]) by ibm56aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061009224526.WIPY7165.ibm56aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.219]> for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:45:26 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Exhaust Update Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:45:12 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Bulent "Buly" Aliev FXE Ft lauderdale, FL http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:17 PM, Al Gietzen wrote: > > Which photos? There were 5 or so pics attached to the first =20 > message. Did > > you get those? What else you want pics of - I'm headed up there =20 > today or > > tomorrow?? > > > Joe > > > Joe; > > There was something peculiar about your first message =96 delivery =20 > here was delayed by several hours. Maybe Buly will eventually get =20 > it also. Probably the hyperspace police had to analyze it first. > > > Some photos of the support and heat shielding would be very =20 > interesting. Also, what material(s) are used. > > > You also said: Obviously the Tangential muffler sucks (actually =20 > blows) when it comes to performance! WAY too much back pressure. > > > I=92m thinking this may be too much of a generalization. The =20 > performance of my 20B measured on the dyno (quite good) was with a =20 > tangential muffler; although with some differences. I added =20 > internal angled vanes opposite the headers to avoid something =20 > called =93swirl flow choking=94 which I though might be a possibility. = =20 > Maybe I was right. Also, the exit end on mine is conical with some =20= > internal vanes to straighten the flow and reduce the pressure drop =20 > due to the sudden contraction. > > > Perhaps with these differences the tangential muffler doesn=92t suck =20= > =96 but just blows. > > > Al > >