---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 11/23/10: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:50 AM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Noel Loveys) 2. 09:04 AM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Noel Loveys) 3. 11:44 AM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Noel Loveys) 4. 01:27 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Martin Hone) 5. 01:44 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (BobsV35B@aol.com) 6. 01:44 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (FLYaDIVE) 7. 01:55 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (FLYaDIVE) 8. 02:06 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Martin Hone) 9. 03:26 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (BobsV35B@aol.com) 10. 06:51 PM - Re: Engine Shut Down (Martin Hone) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:02 AM PST US From: "Noel Loveys" Subject: RE: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. With non-injected engines they will "ping" just about all the time but you will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few other goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really got producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built hotrod they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew it was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks working on the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. One of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a flash test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to test all the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil companies servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they would no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get away, most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifically tuned to operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. They are also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter torque curve than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are only certified to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They are also generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The interesting thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat they actually change shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a particularly touchy time as it is dangerous to allow the engine to cool too much as you may need the power on short notice and drawing power form a cold engine is a recipe for not too much fun. There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jugs on flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a running joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he was the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made his money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designed to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of lower octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turbo charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead auto fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidizer and an octane booster... don't start me on that one! Noel From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE Sent: November 21, 2010 8:08 PM Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Noel: So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) Barry On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys wrote: Barry: I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinders just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be appreciable ) but also it means there isn't any fuel there detonate. Anti knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prevent knocking. Noel Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? Barry On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, wrote: Mike, If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off that way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,be prepared to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to run dry. General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder head temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of fuel to kill it. G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs -----Original Message----- From: MHerder Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... Any reason why we should or shouldn't be shutting it off buy shutting off the fuel? -------- One Rivet at a Time! 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Stop the prop and the engine will in short order heat soak if there is no air passing over the cooling fins. Another is the amount of cooling by the infusion of cool fuel soaked air on every intake stroke. Aircraft engines tend to be large displacement per HP and slower revving giving more time for heat dissipation and more fuel air mix to cool the interior of the cylinders.... If you care to rev them high enough they will no doubt always detonate of backfire. BTW the walls of air-cooled aircraft engine cylinders are not nearly so massive as other engines so they require a lot less to cool them. Remembering the thin walls of the jugs is a good reason not to over rev or intentionally heat soak your expen$ive engine. As you say the question is loaded... loading is just another factor in whether or not an engine will detonate. If you can unload the engine you may find the detonation will disappear. Now if you can tell me how to unload and engine while climbing ;-) Noel From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: November 21, 2010 9:36 PM Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down The autoignition temp of gasoline is just below 500 deg., below that it needs an ignition source. So maybe the answer is that flash point is not autoignition temp. Noel Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? Barry ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:44:26 AM PST US From: "Noel Loveys" Subject: RE: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Sorry Barry but I can't help myself from nit picking ;-) The chemistry of the fuel increases or decreases the flash point... Pressure increases the temperature inside the cylinder directly with the pressure so increasing pressure brings the temperature of the mix closer to the flash point. High octane fuels have a higher flash temperature so are slightly less affected by increase in pressure. Ethanol has a RON of 116 so to make it burn efficiently auto manufacturers increased the CR ( read pressure in the engine ) and played with the injection mapping and spark timing and then called the whole mess a flex fuel engine. Problem is it will run, after a fashion, on lower octane gas but not nearly as efficiently as it will on higher octane. For those of us stranded with only E-XX fuels (I'm not) It's not a bad idea but if you can still get gas it won't run as efficiently as one of the older engines. Noel From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE Sent: November 22, 2010 2:27 PM Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down BINGO DOUG - BINGO! Go to the head of the class ;-) Pressure increases the flash point. Barry ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:27:44 PM PST US Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down From: Martin Hone Sorry, I know this is off topic, but it is an interesting discussion. I have to ask you Noel, what aircooled gear-driven radials run at 912 speeds, given the 912 produces max torque around 4800 rpm ? :-) Martin On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Noel Loveys wrote: > Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. > > > With non-injected engines they will =93ping=94 just about all the time bu t you > will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific > quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 > with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few other > goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it > backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really got > producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my > friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal > Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built hotro d > they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew it > was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks working on > the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. On e > of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a flash > test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to test a ll > the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one > actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab > with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil companies > servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a > regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they woul d > no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. > > > The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get awa y, > most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifically tuned t o > operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. They are > also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter torque curv e > than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are only certif ied > to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They are also > generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The interesting > thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat they actually cha nge > shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a particularly touchy ti me > as it is dangerous to allow the engine to cool too much as you may need t he > power on short notice and drawing power form a cold engine is a recipe fo r > not too much fun. > > > There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev > to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jugs on > flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a runnin g > joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he was > the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made hi s > money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> > > > Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designe d > to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of lower > octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turbo > charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead aut o > fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we > are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidizer a nd > an octane booster... don=92t start me on that one! > > > Noel > > > *From:* owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *FLYaDIVE > *Sent:* November 21, 2010 8:08 PM > *To:* jabiruengine-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > > > Noel: > > > So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? > > Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? > > And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? > > > Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) > > > Barry > > > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys wrote : > > Barry: > > > I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are > electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinders > just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at > that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be > appreciable ) but also it means there isn=92t any fuel there detonate. Anti > knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prev ent > knocking. > > > Noel > > > Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of > internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? > > > Barry > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, wrote: > > Mike, > If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off th at > way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,be prepar ed > to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to run dry. > General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder hea d > temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of fu el > to kill it. > G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MHerder > To: jabiruengine-list > Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm > Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > up.com> > > > Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... Any reason > > > why we should or shouldn't be shutting it off buy shutting off the fuel? > > > -------- > > > One Rivet at a Time! > > > Read this topic online here: > > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=319979#319979 > > > ========== > > > _blank">www.aeroelectric.com > > > " target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com > > > ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com > > > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > ========== > > > ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-Li st > > > ========== > > > tp://forums.matronics.com > > > ========== > > > * * > > * * > > *_blank">www.aeroelectric.com* > > *.com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com* > > *="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > *ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist* > > *tp://forums.matronics.com* > > > * * > > * * > > > *www.aeroelectric.com* > > *www.buildersbooks.com* > > *www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > > *http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List* > > *http://forums.matronics.com* > > * * > > * * > > *_blank">www.aeroelectric.com* > > *.com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com* > > *="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > *ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist* > > *tp://forums.matronics.com* > > > * * > > * * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *www.aeroelectric.com* > > *www.buildersbooks.com* > > *www.homebuilthelp.com* > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List* > > ** > > ** > > *http://forums.matronics.com* > > ** > > * > =========== =========== =========== ============* > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:44:58 PM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Good Afternoon Martin, What is the stroke on the 912? Isn't it true that piston speed, not RPM, is what we must deal with? Happy Skies, Old Bob In a message dated 11/23/2010 3:28:16 P.M. Central Standard Time, aerobiz1@gmail.com writes: Sorry, I know this is off topic, but it is an interesting discussion. I have to ask you Noel, what aircooled gear-driven radials run at 912 speed s, given the 912 produces max torque around 4800 rpm ? :-) Martin On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Noel Loveys <_noelloveys@yahoo.ca_ (mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca) > wrote: Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. With non-injected engines they will =9Cping=9D just about all the time but you will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few other good ies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it backfired lik e a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really got producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal Newfoundland Constabul ary had the same problem with a factory built hotrod they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew it was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks working on the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. One of the technicians th en sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a flash test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to test all the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab with fixing octane nu mbers and sent notification to all the oil companies servicing the province wit h warning that their fuel would be tested on a regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they would no longer do octane test ing for the Constabulary. The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get away, most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifically tuned to operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. They are also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter torque curv e than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are only certified to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They are also generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The interesting thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat they actually cha nge shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a particularly touchy ti me as it is dangerous to allow the engine to cool too much as you may need the power on short notice and drawing power form a cold engine is a recipe fo r not too much fun. There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jugs on flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a running joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport becaus e he was the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made hi s money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designe d to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of lower octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turbo charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead aut o fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidizer and an octane booster... don=99t start me on that one! Noel From: _owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com_ (mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com) [mailto:_owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com_ (mailto:owner-jabir uengine-list-server@matronics.com) ] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE Sent: November 21, 2010 8:08 PM (mailto:jabiruengine-list@matronics.com) Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Noel: So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) Barry On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys <_noelloveys@yahoo.ca_ (mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca) > wrote: Barry: I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinders just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be appreciable ) but also it means there isn=99t any fuel there detonate. Anti knock de tectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prevent knocking. Noel Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? Barry On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, <_zeprep251@aol.com_ (mailto:zeprep251@aol.com) > wrote: Mike, If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off that way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,be prepared to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to ru n dry. General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder head temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of fue l to kill it. G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs -----Original Message----- From: MHerder <_michaelherder@beckgroup.com_ (mailto:michaelherder@beckgroup.com) > (mailto:jabiruengine-list@matronics.com) > Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down <_michaelherder@beckgroup.com_ (mailto:michaelherder@beckgroup.com) > Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... Any reason why we should or shouldn't be shutting it off buy shutting off the fuel? -------- One Rivet at a Time! 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I went through my emails and I could not find anything where I asked about an injected engine. If you have such an email My Bad. But, your injected answer only matched one of the criteria to answer the question. :-) Barry On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Noel Loveys wrote: > Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. > > > With non-injected engines they will =93ping=94 just about all the time bu t you > will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific > quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 > with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few other > goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it > backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really got > producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my > friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal > Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built hotro d > they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew it > was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks working on > the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. On e > of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a flash > test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to test a ll > the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one > actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab > with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil companies > servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a > regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they woul d > no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. > > > The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get awa y, > most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifically tuned t o > operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. They are > also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter torque curv e > than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are only certif ied > to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They are also > generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The interesting > thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat they actually cha nge > shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a particularly touchy ti me > as it is dangerous to allow the engine to cool too much as you may need t he > power on short notice and drawing power form a cold engine is a recipe fo r > not too much fun. > > > There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev > to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jugs on > flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a runnin g > joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he was > the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made hi s > money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> > > > Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designe d > to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of lower > octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turbo > charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead aut o > fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we > are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidizer a nd > an octane booster... don=92t start me on that one! > > > Noel > > > *From:* owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *FLYaDIVE > *Sent:* November 21, 2010 8:08 PM > > *To:* jabiruengine-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > > > Noel: > > > So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? > > Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? > > And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? > > > Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) > > > Barry > > > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys wrote : > > Barry: > > > I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are > electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinders > just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at > that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be > appreciable ) but also it means there isn=92t any fuel there detonate. Anti > knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prev ent > knocking. > > > Noel > > > Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of > internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? > > > Barry > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, wrote: > > Mike, > If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off th at > way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,be prepar ed > to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to run dry. > General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder hea d > temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of fu el > to kill it. > G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MHerder > To: jabiruengine-list > Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm > Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > up.com> > > > Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... Any reason > > > why we should or shouldn't be shutting it off buy shutting off the fuel? > > > -------- > > > One Rivet at a Time! > > > Read this topic online here: > > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=319979#319979 > > > ========== > > > _blank">www.aeroelectric.com > > > " target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com > > > ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com > > > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > ========== > > > ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-Li st > > > ========== > > > tp://forums.matronics.com > > > ========== > > > * * > > * * > > *_blank">www.aeroelectric.com* > > *.com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com* > > *="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > *ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist* > > *tp://forums.matronics.com* > > > * * > > * * > > > *www.aeroelectric.com* > > *www.buildersbooks.com* > > *www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > > *http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List* > > *http://forums.matronics.com* > > * * > > * * > > *_blank">www.aeroelectric.com* > > *.com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com* > > *="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com* > > *_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > *ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist* > > *tp://forums.matronics.com* > > > * * > > * * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *www.aeroelectric.com* > > *www.buildersbooks.com* > > *www.homebuilthelp.com* > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List* > > ** > > ** > > *http://forums.matronics.com* > > ** > > * > =========== =========== =========== ============* > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:55:02 PM PST US Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down From: FLYaDIVE Sorry Noel - - - What you say about the burn rate due to octane is true. Higher Octane does burn SLOWER. That is the whole idea about Octane. Micr o to Mili-Seconds Slower. But increased pressures in the cylinder reduce the point of when the gas ignites. It is that simple. It is understandable with the hint I gave about "What temperature does water boil?" As Friday use to say: " Just the facts, just the facts", do not cloud the simple physics with all the other gobbli-gook. I'm not designing an engine or formulating a hydrocarbon fuel. All I'm doing is having fun and letting people think on some of the simple physics that takes place in our engines. Understanding some of the very basics helps diagnose problems. Da-deep, Da-deep, Da-deep, That's all, Noel ;-) Happy Thanksgiving, Ya-All What Non-Alcoholic - Thanksgiving Chemical makes OLDER people sleep? I say OLDER because you can't prove it with my Nephews :-) Barry On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Noel Loveys wrote: > Sorry Barry but I can=92t help myself from nit picking ;-) > > > The chemistry of the fuel increases or decreases the flash point... > Pressure increases the temperature inside the cylinder directly with the > pressure so increasing pressure brings the temperature of the mix closer to > the flash point. High octane fuels have a higher flash temperature so ar e > slightly less affected by increase in pressure. > > > Ethanol has a RON of 116 so to make it burn efficiently auto manufacturer s > increased the CR ( read pressure in the engine ) and played with the > injection mapping and spark timing and then called the whole mess a flex > fuel engine. Problem is it will run, after a fashion, on lower octane ga s > but not nearly as efficiently as it will on higher octane. For those of us > stranded with only E-XX fuels (I=92m not) It=92s not a bad idea but if y ou can > still get gas it won=92t run as efficiently as one of the older engines. > > > Noel > > *From:* owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *FLYaDIVE > *Sent:* November 22, 2010 2:27 PM > > *To:* jabiruengine-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > > > BINGO DOUG - BINGO! > > > Go to the head of the class ;-) > > > Pressure increases the flash point. > > > Barry > > * * > > * * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *www.aeroelectric.com* > > *www.buildersbooks.com* > > *www.homebuilthelp.com* > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List* > > ** > > ** > > *http://forums.matronics.com* > > ** > > * > =========== =========== =========== ============* > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:06:03 PM PST US Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down From: Martin Hone And good morning to you too Bob ( though it is 7.54 am here....) >From memory the stroke of a Rotax 912 is 61.5 mm, but the comment was : *" There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which revto the territory of the 912" * I took it meaning RPM, not piston speed. I would guess that a big ol' R3350 would have a piston speed possibly higher than the 912, but we are getting way off topic .... Best Rgds Martin On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:32 AM, wrote: > Good Afternoon Martin, > > What is the stroke on the 912? Isn't it true that piston speed, not RPM, is > what we must deal with? > > Happy Skies, > > Old Bob > > In a message dated 11/23/2010 3:28:16 P.M. Central Standard Time, > aerobiz1@gmail.com writes: > > Sorry, I know this is off topic, but it is an interesting discussion. I > have to ask you Noel, what aircooled gear-driven radials run at 912 speeds, > given the 912 produces max torque around 4800 rpm ? :-) > Martin > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Noel Loveys wrote: >> >> Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. >> >> >> >> With non-injected engines they will =93ping=94 just about all the time b ut you >> will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific >> quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 >> with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few othe r >> goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it >> backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really got >> producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my >> friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal >> Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built hotrod >> they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew i t >> was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks workin g on >> the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. One >> of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a flash >> test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to test all >> the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one >> actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab >> with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil companie s >> servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a >> regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they would >> no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. >> >> >> >> The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get >> away, most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifically >> tuned to operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. >> They are also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter >> torque curve than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are >> only certified to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They >> are also generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The >> interesting thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat they >> actually change shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a >> particularly touchy time as it is dangerous to allow the engine to cool too >> much as you may need the power on short notice and drawing power form a cold >> engine is a recipe for not too much fun. >> >> >> >> There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which re v >> to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jug s on >> flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a running >> joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he wa s >> the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made his >> money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> >> >> >> >> Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designed >> to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of lower >> octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turbo >> charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead auto >> fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we >> are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidizer and >> an octane booster... don=92t start me on that one! >> >> >> >> Noel >> >> >> >> From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com >> [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE >> Sent: November 21, 2010 8:08 PM >> To: jabiruengine-list@matronics.com >> Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down >> >> >> >> Noel: >> >> >> >> So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? >> >> Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? >> >> And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? >> >> >> >> Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) >> >> >> >> Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys wrote: >> >> Barry: >> >> >> >> I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are >> electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinder s >> just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at >> that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be >> appreciable ) but also it means there isn=92t any fuel there detonate. Anti >> knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prevent >> knocking. >> >> >> >> Noel >> >> >> >> >> >> Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of >> internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? >> >> >> >> Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, wrote: >> >> Mike, >> If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off >> that way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,be >> prepared to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to run >> dry. General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder >> head temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of >> fuel to kill it. >> G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MHerder >> To: jabiruengine-list >> Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm >> Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... An y >> reason >> >> >> >> >> >> >> why we should or shouldn't be shutting it off buy shutting off the fuel? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- >> >> >> >> One Rivet at a Time! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=319979#319979 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _blank">www.aeroelectric.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> " target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> tp://forums.matronics.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _blank">www.aeroelectric.com >> >> .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com >> >> ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist >> >> tp://forums.matronics.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> www.aeroelectric.com >> >> www.buildersbooks.com >> >> www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> >> >> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List >> >> http://forums.matronics.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _blank">www.aeroelectric.com >> >> .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com >> >> ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist >> >> tp://forums.matronics.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> www.aeroelectric.com >> >> www.buildersbooks.com >> >> www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List >> >> http://forums.matronics.com >> >> _blank">www.aeroelectric.com >> .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com >> ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com >> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> ist" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-L ist >> tp://forums.matronics.com > > > ======================== =========== > ttp://www.aeroelectric.com/">www.aeroelectric.com > m/ href="http://www.buildersbooks.com/">www.buildersbooks.com > "http://www.homebuilthelp.com/">www.homebuilthelp.com > tp://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/contributio n > ======================== =========== > List > href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List"> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List > ======================== =========== > ms.matronics.com/">http://forums.matronics.com > ======================== =========== > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:26:57 PM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down Good Morning Martin, Not too good on the conversions, but the wonderful Turbo Compound R-3350 turned as high as 2900 RPM in it's most powerful versions and the stroke was 6.312 inches. Probably at least as high a piston speed as the Rotax if not higher! Lets see. 2.54 mm per inch or is it cm? Must be 2.54 cm. 25.4 times 6.32. Wow! The Rotax is hardly moving by comparison Happy Skies, Old Bob In a message dated 11/23/2010 4:08:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, aerobiz1@gmail.com writes: And good morning to you too Bob ( though it is 7.54 am here....) >From memory the stroke of a Rotax 912 is 61.5 mm, but the comment was : " There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev to the territory of the 912" I took it meaning RPM, not piston speed. I would guess that a big ol' R3350 would have a piston speed possibly higher than the 912, but we are getting way off topic .... Best Rgds Martin On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:32 AM, <_BobsV35B@aol.com_ (mailto:BobsV35B@aol.com) > wrote: > Good Afternoon Martin, > > What is the stroke on the 912? Isn't it true that piston speed, not RPM , is > what we must deal with? > > Happy Skies, > > Old Bob > > In a message dated 11/23/2010 3:28:16 P.M. Central Standard Time, > _aerobiz1@gmail.com_ (mailto:aerobiz1@gmail.com) writes: > > Sorry, I know this is off topic, but it is an interesting discussion. I > have to ask you Noel, what aircooled gear-driven radials run at 912 speeds, > given the 912 produces max torque around 4800 rpm ? :-) > Martin > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Noel Loveys <_noelloveys@yahoo.ca_ (mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca) > wrote: >> >> Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. >> >> >> >> With non-injected engines they will =9Cping=9D just about all the time but you >> will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific >> quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 500 >> with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few other >> goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it >> backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really go t >> producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiring my >> friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal >> Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built hotrod >> they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew it >> was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks working on >> the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. One >> of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a fla sh >> test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to tes t all >> the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one >> actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their test lab >> with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil companies >> servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a >> regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they would >> no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. >> >> >> >> The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get >> away, most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specifical ly >> tuned to operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of time. >> They are also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter >> torque curve than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines are >> only certified to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. They >> are also generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The >> interesting thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat th ey >> actually change shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a >> particularly touchy time as it is dangerous to allow the engine to coo l too >> much as you may need the power on short notice and drawing power form a cold >> engine is a recipe for not too much fun. >> >> >> >> There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which rev >> to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow jugs on >> flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a running >> joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he was >> the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made his >> money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> >> >> >> >> Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are designed >> to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of low er >> octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turb o >> charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead auto >> fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The problem we >> are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidize r and >> an octane booster... don=99t start me on that one! >> >> >> >> Noel >> >> >> >> From: _owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com_ (mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com) >> [mailto:_owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com_ (mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com) ] On Behalf Of FLYa DIVE >> Sent: November 21, 2010 8:08 PM >> To: _jabiruengine-list@matronics.com_ (mailto:jabiruengine-list@matronics.com) >> Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down >> >> >> >> Noel: >> >> >> >> So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? >> >> Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? >> >> And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? >> >> >> >> Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) >> >> >> >> Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys <_noelloveys@yahoo.ca_ (mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca) > wrote: >> >> Barry: >> >> >> >> I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are >> electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the cylinders >> just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at >> that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be >> appreciable ) but also it means there isn=99t any fuel there detonate. Anti >> knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to prevent >> knocking. >> >> >> >> Noel >> >> >> >> >> >> Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of >> internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? >> >> >> >> Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, <_zeprep251@aol.com_ (mailto:zeprep251@aol.com) > wrote: >> >> Mike, >> If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off >> that way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,b e >> prepared to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to run >> dry. General aviation engines run a couple hundred degrees higher cylinder >> head temps and would run on with out spark ignition,you had to starve it of >> fuel to kill it. >> G.Aman Jabiru 2200A 600 hrs >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MHerder <_michaelherder@beckgroup.com_ (mailto:michaelherder@beckgroup.com) > >> To: jabiruengine-list <_jabiruengine-list@matronics.com_ (mailto:jabiruengine-list@matronics.com) > >> Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 9:44 pm >> Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down >> >> <_michaelherder@beckgroup.com_ (mailto:michaelherder@beckgroup.com) > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Manual on my 3300 says just turn the ignition off to shut it down... 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Email Forum - re, and much much more: igator?JabiruEngine-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine- L =================== ============ > ======================== ============ (http://www.aeroelectric.com/) (http://www.buildersbooks.com/) (http://www.homebuilthelp.com/) (http://www.matronics.com/contribution) ======================== ============ (http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?JabiruEngine-List) ======================== ============ ======================== ============ ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:51:01 PM PST US Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down From: Martin Hone Ok - Big 'ol R3350 : 25.4 x 6.32 = 160.5 mm of stroke x 2900/min = 465 ,531 mm/min. Little 'ol 912 : 61.5 x 5800 (max rpm) = 356,700 mm /min So the piston speed is over 30% higher on the R3350. I can't imagine what the piston acceleration must be. Cheers Martin On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 9:14 AM, wrote: > Good Morning Martin, > > Not too good on the conversions, but the wonderful Turbo Compound R-3350 > turned as high as 2900 RPM in it's most powerful versions and the stroke was > 6.312 inches. Probably at least as high a piston speed as the Rotax if no t > higher! Lets see. 2.54 mm per inch or is it cm? Must be 2.54 cm. 25.4 ti mes > 6.32. Wow! The Rotax is hardly moving by comparison > > Happy Skies, > > Old Bob > > In a message dated 11/23/2010 4:08:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, > aerobiz1@gmail.com writes: > > And good morning to you too Bob ( though it is 7.54 am here....) > > From memory the stroke of a Rotax 912 is 61.5 mm, but the comment was : > > *" There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which > rev to the territory of the 912"* > > I took it meaning RPM, not piston speed. I would guess that a big ol' > R3350 would have a piston speed possibly higher than the 912, but we are > getting way off topic .... > > Best Rgds > > Martin > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:32 AM, wrote: > > Good Afternoon Martin, > > > > What is the stroke on the 912? Isn't it true that piston speed, not RPM , > is > > what we must deal with? > > > > Happy Skies, > > > > Old Bob > > > > In a message dated 11/23/2010 3:28:16 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > aerobiz1@gmail.com writes: > > > > Sorry, I know this is off topic, but it is an interesting discussion. I > > have to ask you Noel, what aircooled gear-driven radials run at 912 > speeds, > > given the 912 produces max torque around 4800 rpm ? :-) > > Martin > > > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Noel Loveys > wrote: > >> > >> Ok but you did ask about fuel injected engines.. > >> > >> > >> > >> With non-injected engines they will =93ping=94 just about all the time but > you > >> will only be able to notice it when the rpm and load are in specific > >> quantities. For instance a friend of mine many years ago had a Ford 5 00 > >> with the 390 4bbl., dual low resistance exhausts and mo doubt a few > other > >> goodies on it. It had a real problem for we idiot speed demons, it > >> backfired like a mule after 90 mph. That was long before it really go t > >> producing what it could. After trying everything to stop the backfiri ng > my > >> friend finally got rid of the car. Several years later the Royal > >> Newfoundland Constabulary had the same problem with a factory built > hotrod > >> they got from GM. The Constab, had their own fuel supply so they knew > it > >> was high octane. GM technicians from the factory spent two weeks > working on > >> the car until they had exhausted ( pardon the pun) every possibility. > One > >> of the technicians then sent a sample of the fuel back to GM for a fla sh > >> test.... It was low-low octane. The Constabulary then decided to tes t > all > >> the high octane tanks in the area, of some fifty tanks tested only one > >> actually had high octane fuel. The Constabulary then charged their te st > lab > >> with fixing octane numbers and sent notification to all the oil > companies > >> servicing the province with warning that their fuel would be tested on a > >> regular basis. The reply they got form their supplier was that they > would > >> no longer do octane testing for the Constabulary. > >> > >> > >> > >> The reason conventionally aspirated direct drive aircraft engines get > >> away, most of the time, with lower octane fuel is they are specificall y > >> tuned to operate at high throttle settings for extended periods of > time. > >> They are also designed to mostly work at lower rpm with a much flatter > >> torque curve than a conventional auto engine. Of course those engines > are > >> only certified to use specific fuels so the question is a bit mute. > They > >> are also generally high displacement for the power they deliver. The > >> interesting thing with the big radials is they develop so much heat th ey > >> actually change shape in different phases of flight. Descent is a > >> particularly touchy time as it is dangerous to allow the engine to coo l > too > >> much as you may need the power on short notice and drawing power form a > cold > >> engine is a recipe for not too much fun. > >> > >> > >> > >> There are also many large air-cooled gear driven radial engines which > rev > >> to the territory of the 912 and it was not uncommon for them to blow > jugs on > >> flights even with the certified fuels. In fact there used to be a > running > >> joke that you could always tell the mechanic at an airport because he > was > >> the one who drove the biggest, most expensive or fastest car. He made > his > >> money replacing cylinders on corn cob radials. ;-> > >> > >> > >> > >> Back from the diversion.... The engines we use (912 UL etc.) are > designed > >> to operate efficiently in the extended rpm envelope using fuels of low er > >> octane. Those engines which use higher compression ratios and/or turb o > >> charging ( 914 etc.) are designed to operate on higher octane no lead > auto > >> fuels. This is great as long as such fuels are available. The probl em > we > >> are now coming into is the extended use of ethanol, both as an oxidize r > and > >> an octane booster... don=92t start me on that one! > >> > >> > >> > >> Noel > >> > >> > >> > >> From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com > >> [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of > FLYaDIVE > >> Sent: November 21, 2010 8:08 PM > > >> To: jabiruengine-list@matronics.com > >> Subject: Re: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Shut Down > >> > >> > >> > >> Noel: > >> > >> > >> > >> So how do you explain it for NON-Fuel Injected engines? > >> > >> Or engines WITHOUT anti-knock equipment? > >> > >> And even those fuel injected engine WITHOUT electric injectors? > >> > >> > >> > >> Remember... I said it was a LOADED QUESTION :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> Barry > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Noel Loveys > wrote: > >> > >> Barry: > >> > >> > >> > >> I think you answered your own question. The fuel injectors are > >> electrically operated. They spray a fine mist of fuel into the > cylinders > >> just before the spark is given. Spraying cold fuel into the cylinder at > >> that time causes the cylinder to cool a little ( may or may not be > >> appreciable ) but also it means there isn=92t any fuel there detonate .. > Anti > >> knock detectors will also adjust the timing of the fuel injection to > prevent > >> knocking. > >> > >> > >> > >> Noel > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Loaded Question: If the flash point of gas is so low, below that of > >> internal CHT why do we not Pre-Ignition all the time? > >> > >> > >> > >> Barry > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM, wrote: > >> > >> Mike, > >> If you have a mixture control on your carburetor you could shut it off > >> that way.But if you want to kill it by turning off the fuel selector,b e > >> prepared to wait for a couple minutes for the fuel bowl on the Bing to > run > >> dry. 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