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In a message dated 2/18/2005 3:49:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,
marv@lancaironline.net writes:
Interested to have input from the list on cowl inlet sizes, and
if anyone has increased the diameter, and how that has affected the
CHT cooling. My O-320 has the prop control located inside
the left cowl intake, and it seems to me that it affects the intake
flow by a large percentage. For example, cyl 2 CHT, given its location
relative to airflow, is the hottest cylinder. Photos of
any cowl remodelling would be appreciated.
Dom,
Cyl 2 CHT used to be my hottest. No longer.
If you look at where Lancair positioned the bottom of the baffling as it
comes to the head, note that there is about a 1/2 inch bend up to lay against
the head fins (just keep you focus on the upper head, not the barrel). If
you also examine the cyl, there is a flat spot at the forward edge. So, no
air that curls over the lip can pass downward and over the fins below the flat
area and the lower plug. Your actual situation may vary slightly since I
have ECI cylinders but look at it anyway.
I redrilled the few holes in the base plate of the baffle to move the
aluminum that wraps the fwd lower head fins forward by 1/4 to 3/8 inch. I
also bent the edges of the lower wrap so that no air could escape from the
sides. Then I cut that upward flared lip off. Then, I made a small
deflector that sits about 1/2 inch above the base baffle plate and directs the
air downward into the space created as noted above. This dropped the head
temp 10-15 degrees and is now more in line with others.
Scott Krueger
AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR)
Fair
and Balanced Opinions at No Charge! There is an oxymoron in that,
somewhere...
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