Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #60771
From: Steven W. Boese <SBoese@uwyo.edu>
Subject: duct shape
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:39:59 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

The following link references a study of oblique inlet shape for heat exchangers that might be a good starting point for radiator and oil cooler duct construction.  The coordinates below can be scaled for the core size to be used.

 

http://www.rotaryeng.net/Oblique-flow-diffusers.pdf

 

X       Z

0       1 

0.1   0.89

0.2   0.76

0.3   0.63

0.4   0.51

0.5   0.39

0.6   0.29

0.7   0.2

0.8   0.12

0.9   0.06

1       0 

 

Steve Boese
RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2

 
 
 

 

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