Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #60772
From: Bobby J. Hughes <bhughes@qnsi.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] duct shape
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:55:32 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Steve,

 

How is you test stand engine running? Any progress with oil cooling and waste gate control?

 

Bobby

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steven W. Boese
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] duct shape

 

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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