Ok so I have read about everything I can find in the last few weeks and now its time to tinker. Now I have 2 turbos to choose from and although the t-3 I have...
Hi Rob, I'm a little ahead of you with my combuster build. Basically you have it right. The combuster can consists of an outer shell and an internal...
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Hi Roy The Flametube should extend "all the way" into a slip joint at the outlet end , the "gap at the bottom" type of flametube is old technology , it does...
Hi Roy Nothing wrong with experimenting ...............just pointing out some potential problems that members have encountered , forewarned is forearmed...
Hi Roy There can be a wide variation in where "flames" actually go within our flametubes , sometimes into unintended areas , so be careful with placement , I...
Yesterday I check for the wheel size of my HX60. Compressor inducer (at the tips point) is 76mm, compressor exducer is 108mm, turbine inducer is 97mm and...
Bad idea... ... The flame tube should go al the way down to the end of the CC. Use a slip joint to connect it to the transition to the inlet of the turbine...
Roy, a quote from your e-mail of February 01 you said "I understand the flame tube should not extend all the way to the turbine end of the combustor can." This...
Hey guys! Anybody make a 12v blower work for cooling our engines? Its such a pain to sit there and hold the leaf blower for 10minutes to cool it off. I saw...
Hi Davide That comp should provide a nice mass flow of ~1.3 -1.4 lbs./sec ( 0.6 Kgs/sec ) , the turbine is a little large, but as long as the scroll A/R is...
There is a rechargeable leaf blower made by black and decker. There are a few other brands. Check at sears.com and also check harborfreight.com for many...
How cool do you guys cool your engines down to? I usually run my leaf blower until the exhaust pyrometer gets to about 600 deg f then shut er down haven't had...
Well, i always have my leaf blower up there until the EGT reads less than 200*F, then keep the oil pump and oil fan on for another 5+ minutes after that or so....
Hi Grant I think it'd be safe to switch everything off once temps were down to normal diesel engine idling temps , your 200 F is very low ..............LOL,...
Hi Marshall Lotsa heat on the scroll whilst keeping the core cold should expand it off , they often loosen during running , the sudden application of heat...
I have been pondering different ways to spool up the CX1 and this mornin while inbetween alarm clock snooze's (when I get most of my ideas) I thought of using...
I do the same thing Marshall, Stick that ol leaf blower on there when i spool it down to about the same temp. ... expand it off ... from the ... leaf blower ...
I like all of it except the part about the hose and clamps. I would be afraid of one of the camps coming loose while being disengaged and destroy the...
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