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1. 09:01 AM - Re: heat reflective material (Guy Buchanan)
2. 10:03 AM - Re: heat reflective material (Kitfox Guy)
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| Subject: | Re: heat reflective material |
I use this stuff
<http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/heatbarriers.php> all
over the place. Bear in mind, though, that its purpose is to reflect
radiant heat, and not to insulate against convective heat. Thus it works
really well to protect from hot exhaust system components that are
radiating at 600-1500F. I doubt it would do much to insulate against the
hot air inside the cowl.
Guy Buchanan
Ramona, CA
Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. flying again.
Now a glider pilot, too.
On 9/22/2015 5:42 PM, Mike Chaney wrote:
> The top of my cowling gets pretty warm during flight and I would like
> to apply some heat reflective material to the inside of the cowling to
> reduce the heat absorbed by the cowling. Aircraft Spruce has a
> variety of material to choose from. However, I not sure which
> material would be sufficient. I want to install the minimal amount of
> material to do the job. I don't know if you can over do this but I
> suppose there is a trade off with everything.
>
> Mike Chaney
> 1996 Kitfox IV/ Jabiru 2200
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| Subject: | Re: heat reflective material |
You might want to take a look at the baffling under the cowl. Streamlining the
airflow into the cowl will help you reduce the temperature. I had a similar
problem awhile back and restructuring the cowl baffle reduced the temperature
significantly.
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Michael Meyers
KF IV
N598BM
Las Vegas
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