Why not heat the air to 600 degrees C before shoving the fuel in.
You don't get much ice!
Mark WIlksch
www.wilksch.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hagar <hagargs@earthlink.net>
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2000 04:24
Subject: Turbo Rotax questions?
>It is still going to be a year or so before I consider purchasing an
>engine. There are some things on the turbo rotax that have me confused
>however. I note that the turbo is upstream of the carbs. The carbs are
>the float bowl type as on my BMW, these puppies are vented to the
>atmosphere to work properly. How can you get away with pressurizing the
>intakes without blowing fuel out the bowl vents? These carbs being the
>constant velocity type open their throttle slide in proportion to the
>amount of intake vacuum behind them available. Why doesn't increasing the
>differential pressure around the throttle slide cause problems with this
>type of setup? Has anyone come up with a routine to be able to lean the
>mixture at altitude for better fuel economy? Finally does the turbo heat
>the incoming air enough to pull cold air from the outside without having to
>worry about the onset of carb icing?
>
>Steve Hagar
>A143
>Mesa, AZ
>
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>--- Steve Hagar
>--- hagargs@earthlink.net
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