Neil:
actually, I think it would be silly to require the driver to adjust it manually.
I just said that to irritate Skip-- and he made a point of ignoring the comment.
(I guess he wins this round.)
Russ
"Albaugh, Neil" wrote:
> 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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