Randall Clague wrote:
>
<re: Bowery/Gregory engine>
>
> At least it doesn't have a Jesus nut. :-)
Well, not technically -- but with the engine assembled by thermal shrink
fitting, I get a little shudder when I think about thermal gradients in
the engine -- if you were running it with a cryogenic (either LOX or
LNG, say), there might be a period during either startup or shutdown
when the outer section is hotter than the core, which might tend to undo
the thermal shrink fit -- and if that comes unstuck, you're going to see
Jesus just as surely as if the top nut on the rotor comes off.
--
Love wealth above life itself, and starve in splendor.
-- Elvish proverb
Donald Qualls, aka The Silent Observer NAR # 70141-SR Insured
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Opinions expressed are my own -- take them for what they're worth
and don't expect them to be perfect.
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