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by LINZ
Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: Pressure jet forum
Topic: Pulseramjet
Replies: 42
Views: 57386

Re: Pulseramjet

Luc I think the normal way of doing that is that the hobby market uses equipment that is non man rated. That is, if it fails in flight, no one dies. This means that as long as you maintain a good market reputation for supplying quality equipment, you build them and sell them by whatever means is mos...
by LINZ
Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:34 pm
Forum: Valved pulsejet forum
Topic: People in pulse-jet business
Replies: 8
Views: 8069

There's Luc at GLC in Quebec:
http://www.glcinc.ca/
His engines are valveless but are reported to work well.

LINZ
by LINZ
Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:19 am
Forum: Pressure jet forum
Topic: Pulseramjet
Replies: 42
Views: 57386

Congratulations you guys! - on both the progress you've made and getting the patent. Thanks for posting the performance details too. I'm sure we're all keen to hear more.

LINZ
by LINZ
Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Ramjet forum
Topic: air requirements for a large subsonic ramjet
Replies: 8
Views: 11850

Toyota power

Heada A few suggestions about things to watch out for: Unless your 4 Runner has a lockable differential, you are not going to get any power out of one wheel. As soon as you put any torque load on the wheel you've chosen, the differential will try to send the drive to the other wheel which will then ...
by LINZ
Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:35 pm
Forum: Ramjet forum
Topic: Ducted Ramjet that is meant to fly.
Replies: 35
Views: 53196

Kent "The refractory i tested with the steel pipe was actually alumina potting compound that i spun cast into the pipe, i then stuck it in the firing oven and it came out as 2 separate pieces." Are you sure your refractory lining fell out because of differential thermal expansion? The CTE of Alumina...
by LINZ
Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:56 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: Melenric Pressure gain jet patent 3188804
Replies: 26
Views: 26082

Trapped Vortex

Viv What did you say?? "For myself my money is on trapped vortex combustion and a counter intuitive programming of the stability programs drive algorithm." Who's using a stability program for trapped vortex combustion and what intuitive part of it would be improved by doing it counter intuitively???...
by LINZ
Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:40 pm
Forum: Pulse detonation engine forum
Topic: Supersonic PDE thesis paper
Replies: 7
Views: 13477

Heada
It's been a year since the projected completion date of this engine. Do you have any results?

LINZ