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39465
It just so happens that I live right down the street from a company that makes tank heads. I was just there to inquire about some for my big burner, Man these...
Charlie
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Oct 1, 2008
12:12 pm
39466
Hi Charlie Nice and generously proportioned :-) Cheers John ... From: Charlie To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:12 PM ...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 2, 2008
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39467
Hi friends and associates, I am sending this to you because I thought you might be interested... My dad, Jack (John Charles) Nye will be featured on the...
Mark Nye
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Oct 3, 2008
12:50 pm
39468
Hi all...new to the group. I did a lot of searching previous posts before asking. I am looking into building my first turbine and got a "steal" on a never been...
a320md
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Oct 3, 2008
11:23 pm
39469
Hi She'll be OK to use :-)) Just make a normal flametube without a split outlet , as long as you keeps temperatures entering the scroll to reasonable limits (...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
racketmotorman
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Oct 4, 2008
3:08 am
39470
Hi I have just finished converting the bicycle to liquid fuel operation. In the best tradition of bodging no expense was spent. The fuel tank was the oil tank...
Joolz
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Oct 4, 2008
4:28 pm
39471
Hi Joolz, nice one!, when you say "home made" can we see what youve done :-) cheers Nick...
Nick Ibbitson
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Oct 5, 2008
7:33 am
39472
... Sorry thats not very clear is it,what i mean is how you have constructed the fuel system,out of what components etc? thanks Nick...
Nick
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Oct 5, 2008
7:41 am
39473
Hi The fuel system consists of a hago nozzle thats been pressed and pinned into a 1/2" to 1/8" gas pipe adaptor that projects through the combustion chamber...
Joolz
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Oct 5, 2008
11:45 am
39474
Hi, John! Thanks again for your great information that you have to offer. I decided to install larger 440cc injcectors to replace the 320cc units. At a duty...
ryan.coberly
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Oct 5, 2008
8:53 pm
39475
Hi Ryan Thats the way , small steps at a time so you can see/measure a trend developing , take lotsa readings and note them down for future referance...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
racketmotorman
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Oct 6, 2008
6:49 am
39476
How well does the electric injectors evaporate the fuel? I tried running diesel through K-Jetronic injectors for a turbine project once, but we ended up with...
Sture
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Oct 6, 2008
9:27 pm
39477
Hi Sture, I use stainless steel evaporator tubes that are of the trunk and branch style. I start the engine off of a oil burner nozzle and then switch over...
ryan.coberly
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Oct 7, 2008
1:15 pm
39478
I fired up the engine today, The results were promising I opened the gas valve hit the ignition and spun it up, Then I switched on the fuel pump and the...
Joolz
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Oct 7, 2008
4:32 pm
39479
OK, I get it - atomization isn't that important with the evaporator tubes I guess. Regards, Sture ... Från: ryan.coberly@... Datum: 2008/10/07 15:14 ...
Sture
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Oct 7, 2008
6:51 pm
39480
Hi Sture You don't need any atomisation with evaporators , thats their good point , all you need to do is delivery the fuel to it , and that only requires ...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 7, 2008
8:38 pm
39481
I was interested in the atomization for use without evaporators, but I guess the good old oil burner nozzles work fine as well. Regards, Sture ... Från:...
Sture
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Oct 7, 2008
9:04 pm
39482
Hi Sture Yeh, I'd also recommend the hollow cone oil burner nozzle as the "atomisation" alternative over the more "marginal" auto injectors, simply for their...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 7, 2008
9:46 pm
39483
hi sture     i have been a lurker in the background for a few years now watching and learning and have had the same idea of using injectors for ease of...
Bryan Cooper
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Oct 8, 2008
8:35 am
39484
For about the same cost, you could buy a RC turbine fadec. It would be better suited and are tunable as well. The auto ecu would kind of be a waste if you are...
Brian Ramsey
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Oct 8, 2008
3:12 pm
39485
try megasquirt for an auto ecu,  http://bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html  i think is a cost efective solution.. Fabian ... From: Brian Ramsey...
Fabian
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Oct 8, 2008
4:48 pm
39486
Have ya got a proposed date for this? regards Ian ... jets ... we...
Ian Bennett
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Oct 8, 2008
8:18 pm
39487
i deliberatly wanted to use 5 or 6 injectors with one being centred for start and idle the others wouldnt kick in when it came off idle i know of a place that...
Bryan Cooper
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Oct 9, 2008
8:21 am
39488
Hi everybody Its finished, see the photo. It looks absoulity crazy, I fitted a car electric fuel pump and I can now run at full power, in fact I had to hold on...
Joolz
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Oct 9, 2008
5:03 pm
39489
Hi Joolz Looking good Hey, theres room behind your engine to have a crude freepower mounted on the carrier , even with 5 shp she'd accelerate like mad , and 5...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
racketmotorman
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Oct 10, 2008
5:49 am
39490
Hi Bryan When are you coming for a visit ?? .................the sheds all operational ...............lots to see ..........might get a bit of inspiration to...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 10, 2008
5:53 am
39491
Hi John I have been considering a freepower turbine. Maybe that will be my next project. ... mounted on the carrier , even with 5 shp she'd accelerate like mad...
Joolz
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Oct 10, 2008
7:55 am
39492
Hi Joolz Even a very rudimentry one fitted into the efflux from your engines jet nozzle would probably produce more than enough power for a cycle :-)) Cheers...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 13, 2008
3:00 am
39493
i was thinking of building this 40mhz counter http://www.alternatezone.com/electronics/freq.htm and have a nice flush mount install of the numbers on my...
seafinder_08
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Oct 13, 2008
3:29 am
39494
Hi Heres a pic of my setup which seems to work OK ... http://www.racketmotorman.turbinebuilder.com/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=88 , give the pic a double...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Oct 13, 2008
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