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34246
good to hear, then we are 4 mad nordic people. i was thinking about a nordic meet in the future but not enny time soon as i havent got my "big" projekt up and...
magnus
bondefrands
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Apr 1, 2007
3:10 pm
34247
What stops the flame inside the combustion chamber from entering back into the gas line and into the bottle and then exploding!!! is there a method of ...
tim witham
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Apr 2, 2007
5:37 am
34248
You can get a one way check valve and place just after the gas tank. Although it is often not necessary (although advisable!). There is no oxygen to support...
Nick Haddock (UK)
nickthesafe
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Apr 2, 2007
6:21 am
34249
hi ,the pressure of the gas going through the pipe stops any chance of a "flame" going back into the gas tank.they needs to be oxygen to support combustion,the...
mightyfinejonboy(uk)
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Apr 2, 2007
7:30 pm
34250
Yes. It's called "keeping oxygen out of the fuel supply". :) If there's nothing there to oxidize the fuel, there's no way for it to burn. The flame can't...
Bruce Bostwick
n5vb
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Apr 2, 2007
8:01 pm
34251
Very good explanation! Mike Early ... From: mightyfinejonboy(uk) To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:30 PM Subject:...
Michael Early
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Apr 2, 2007
8:17 pm
34252
no oxygen = no burn thats allso why you can have a very sparkling and fuzzing electric fuelpump in your gas tank, in allmost every new car produced. personly i...
magnus
bondefrands
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Apr 2, 2007
9:12 pm
34253
How many people here are from Australia? Anyone from SA with turbine knowledge? Anyone from the RAAF? Looking for people with viper experience....
viper_jet
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Apr 3, 2007
12:35 am
34254
I'm from Melbourne, ... From: viper_jet To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:35 AM Subject: [DIYGasTurbines] Anyone from...
Karl Church
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Apr 3, 2007
3:17 am
34255
Hi I'm in Sydney and have a reasonable understanding of turbines . You been into the Machi spares bin ?? , I'd have liked to have been :-)) What do you need...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
racketmotorman
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Apr 3, 2007
7:12 am
34256
I'm in Perth, WA, and I'm building a gas turbine, but I don't know anything else. :) Dan viper_jet <viper_jet@...> wrote: How many people here are...
Danyal Cowasjee
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Apr 3, 2007
7:33 am
34257
hey im from Sydney aswell i grew up a couple of k's away from Richmond RAAF but not part of them still learning the basics so i can try something to get...
coopy1000
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Apr 3, 2007
9:01 am
34258
Hi everyone ! I'm following this site for a long time now, having the desire to build a jet engine myself. I think now it's going to happen ! i bought a VT50 ...
bartdereu
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Apr 3, 2007
8:33 pm
34259
welcomme ... De : bartdereu <bartdereu@...> À : DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Envoyé le : mardi 3 avril 2007, 16 h 34 min 02 s Objet :...
Eddy Dupuis
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Apr 3, 2007
10:10 pm
34260
was looking around utube and found thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch? v=NvLWIo_tUxk&mode=related&search=...
JOHN MILLS
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Apr 3, 2007
10:12 pm
34261
Hello Newbie. I also have a VT/50. Stick with your project and be safe. It's a bunch of loud fun!...
pyelut
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Apr 3, 2007
10:37 pm
34262
Another question. Should oil pressure equal boost pressure?...
pyelut
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Apr 3, 2007
10:41 pm
34263
Hi all, I am from Melbourne Australia and noticed from a previous email that there are others from this area on the list too. I am looking into what it will...
Brendon Costa
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Apr 3, 2007
11:27 pm
34264
Nope, should be more, considerably more. I run (and start) mine with 65 psi, simply because that is what the TO4 turbo had for oil pressure in the car I...
Rick Reid
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Apr 4, 2007
12:02 am
34265
***IF*** there's no air in the tank headspace. Which may be a fairly big if. (IIRC, the fuel pump in the Dodge Caravan from Hell which I owned quite a few...
Bruce Bostwick
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Apr 4, 2007
1:47 am
34266
I am from Adelaide and have built home made GT's using turbos - no viper experience - however you may want to contact the "Classic fighter jet" museum at...
copykingx
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Apr 4, 2007
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34267
Hi Brendon Where about in Melbourne are you ?? Cost can run from a few hundred dollars up to several thousand depending on what level of sophistication you...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
racketmotorman
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Apr 4, 2007
9:33 am
34268
... I'm north of Melbourne in a suburb called Reservoir. I am not really interested in putting one in a cart or anything, I am just interested at least first...
Brendon Costa
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Apr 4, 2007
12:09 pm
34269
I am starting to build a gas turbine engine and have a number of questions/ideas and didn't know is some of them would work or were worth trying. 1. what do...
j65giles
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Apr 4, 2007
2:53 pm
34270
1. The fogger nozzles are a great idea except that they are usually aluminum and the base of the flame will be right there against it. Not sure if it would get...
ts
ntsqd
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Apr 4, 2007
3:37 pm
34271
I have found stainless steel fogger nozzles for around 25$ ... aluminum and the base of the flame will be right there against it. Not sure if it would get too...
j65giles
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Apr 4, 2007
5:25 pm
34272
Here is a web site with steel fogger nozzles that are used for cooling systems. Not sure if they are of much use but thought it was interesting....
j65giles
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Apr 4, 2007
5:36 pm
34273
i'm also a newbie and i was wondering has anyone used foil bearings? or where they already? i've been reading up on them and it seems to be what the propper...
Jonathan Pelham
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Apr 4, 2007
5:50 pm
34274
Other than increased cost I'm not sure what any difference might be in a GT of a size likely to interest most on this list. We deliberately pushed a K27 to...
ts
ntsqd
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Apr 4, 2007
6:13 pm
34275
Just a few answers to your questions. 1) A Nitrous fogger nozzle won't work well, and the cost is way too prohibitive anyways. Best to stick with a simple...
Russ W. Moore (USA)
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Apr 4, 2007
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