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Old July 5th 03, 09:22 AM
Paul Millner
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Default Liquid to liquid coolers

Has anyone ever used a liquid to liquid cooler on a home built. I know
this type of cooler is normal on a turbin engine but what would it do to
a normally asperated engine and none JP rated fuels?

What do you have in mind, using a heat exchanger to cool your oil and warm
up the avgas in your tanks?

It shouldn't take long, a few minutes, to vaporlock your engine that way.
:-(

Or, what did you have in mind?

Paul


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Old July 5th 03, 02:31 PM
Ben Haas
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Liquid to Liquid coolers work great in boats, now if ya want to use on
in a plane it will take a looooooooooooong hose.
Frederick Wilson wrote in message news:%xsLa.46680$Bg.29470@rwcrnsc54...
Has anyone ever used a liquid to liquid cooler on a home built. I know
this type of cooler is normal on a turbin engine but what would it do to
a normally asperated engine and none JP rated fuels?

Thanks,
Fred

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Old July 5th 03, 02:32 PM
Frederick Wilson
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Paul,

Of course the no brainer is that oil needs to be kept cool. However, I
know in turbine engines it likes to have the fuel warmed to allow for
better atomization. Of course these engines normally have a high
pressure positive pump before the cooler to ensure that the fuel
continues to flow and that a vapor lock doesn't happen.

Fred

Paul Millner wrote:
Has anyone ever used a liquid to liquid cooler on a home built. I know


this type of cooler is normal on a turbin engine but what would it do to
a normally asperated engine and none JP rated fuels?

What do you have in mind, using a heat exchanger to cool your oil and warm
up the avgas in your tanks?

It shouldn't take long, a few minutes, to vaporlock your engine that way.
:-(

Or, what did you have in mind?

Paul



 




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