REFLECTOR: fuel lines another question

[Al Gietzen]

Larry;

 

I did flow measurements which showed that gravity feed from one 3/8" line
from one strake supplied ample flow.  I can't find the data now, but if my
memory serves, it was more than 30 gph.  This was with a relatively small
amount of fuel in the strake fuel.  My sump is mounted close to the bottom
on the fuselage, which may give a couple more inches head the standard; but
would certainly suggest that a 3/8" from each strake to the sump is more
than adequate - unless you're running a turbine:-).

 

Al

 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Milehitaz at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 2:41 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: fuel lines another question

 

Current plans have the two pick up lines per strake going into a "T" then
one line from that "T"  to the sump tank. 

 

In the thought-theory of more = better and debates/discussions i have read
here on 3/8" VS 1/2"  lines...why not run each 3/8" pick up line into the
sump? With  two 3/8" lines per tank into the sump it seems to me there would
be better fuel delivery...but being an expert on none of this...would that
be creating some other problems I have not  thought of?

 

Thanks in advance for the brain storms and replys.

 

Larry Lambert

XL/RG

Strakes...still





  _____  

Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com
<http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> .

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/private/reflector/attachments/20070729/621e4d55/attachment.htm