X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2696588 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:32:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.121; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080128153124.WHRX12601.cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:31:24 +0000 Message-ID: <000f01c861c2$de01aaa0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] diffuser-cowl clearence Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:31:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C86198.F4DF5760" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C86198.F4DF5760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, my radiators sit at an angle between 3" and 6" from the inlet. = Needless to say a bit on the short side for a diffuser. My duct inlets = are a integral part of my fiberglass diffuser duct, so I did not use any = silicone (or any other connecting material). However, putting the = radiators back a bit further and using a silicone or other smooth (some = folks have used diving suit material of some kind) material to minimize = the transition from inlet to duct would be a smart way to go. Others may have some more useful suggestions Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:26 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] diffuser-cowl clearence Ed, how much distance did you use between the cowl and the radiator = diffusers. Also did you install a silicone belting cuff on the joint. = JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C86198.F4DF5760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John, my radiators sit at an angle between 3" = and 6" from=20 the inlet.  Needless to say a bit on the short side for a = diffuser. =20 My duct inlets are a integral part of my fiberglass diffuser duct, so I = did not=20 use any silicone (or any other connecting material).  However, = putting the=20 radiators back a bit further and using a silicone or other smooth (some = folks=20 have used diving suit material of some kind) material to minimize the = transition=20 from inlet to duct would be a smart way to go.
 
Others may have some more useful = suggestions
 
Ed
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Ed, how much distance did you use = between the=20 cowl and the radiator diffusers.  Also did you install a silicone = belting=20 cuff on the joint.  JohnD
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