Skip;
As the old saying goes "To a man who only has a hammer, everything looks
like a nail." Since I'm in the electronics game (it is a game-- fun, too!),
I'll suggest using an electronic approach which could use a small servo
motor to vary the diffuser position and/or inlet area. An RPM sensor
(wheel/engine?) and an airspeed sensor could be two data parameters that
control the inlet; perhaps manifold pressure (MAP) might be another. I'm
sure others may have suggestions on how it could be accomplished. Moving it
manually might not be out of the question but the less a driver has to
distract him, the better.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing [mailto:saltrat@pro-blend.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 8:09 AM
To: Albaugh, Neil; 'DrMayf'; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Scoop Openings Revisited.....
Neil,
As usual you have hit the nail squarely on the head. Now......how to vary
the inlet size AND the size of the diffuser. (Air Box as Joe has
suggested). If all that can be done in direct relationship to the speed of
the car/air density, then we have the perfect inlet!!! AND the best ram
recovery.
Skip
At 11:16 AM 1/25/02 -0600, Albaugh, Neil wrote:
>Maybe a variable- area inlet is what is needed. ...works on an SR-71; that
>goes pretty fast.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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