REFLECTOR: Update on my Subaru installation
Al Gietzen
ALVentures at cox.net
Sat Mar 28 20:12:14 CDT 2009
Well; Sid, I'll have to disagree with your disagreement. The pressure
exerted on the spring is the differential pressure on the seal plate, which
is dependant on the ambient pressure outside.
I use a double cap setup; 15 on the filler neck; 23 on the expansion tank.
Alex; before you get too serious about the non-aqueous coolant, take a look
at the viscosity (pump power, pressure drops) and the specific heat
(requiring greater flow rates for the same heat removal). To me it all adds
up to a poor choice; and the two people I know who have tried it gave it up
as a bad idea.
Best coolant is water, with just enough EG (or other) for corrosion
protection.
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Sid Knox
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:38 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Update on my Subaru installation
I have to disagree here... the seal is working against a spring, not ambient
pressure. Therefore, altitude is not a factor, or at most, a minor factor.
Sid
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Update on my Subaru installation
I really should read these things before I hit send. I should have said a 9
psi cap at sea level or 24 psi absolute pressure. That 14 psi cap would
give about 29 psi absolute at sea level. A 20 psi cap should handle things
to 12,000 plus feet.
Larry Coen
N136LC
From: Laurence Coen
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Update on my Subaru installation
Alex,
At 10,000 feet you lose about 5 psi of atmosphere making your 14 psi cap a 9
psi cap absolute pressure.
Larry Coen
N136LC
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