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by Thingamajig
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:38 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

Fixed up my manufacturing errors and omissions and it works great! Thanks for the help!

https://youtube.com/shorts/xv62KnXxLus?feature=share
by Thingamajig
Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:06 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

Fully planned on cutting the engine down to size, just read somewhere else someone was recommending extending the length a bit to aid with getting the engine to idle. I'll get to chopping! Also, why did you multiply the .25 to the radius and not just add it? 1.76 + .25 = 2.01 seems to make more sens...
by Thingamajig
Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:07 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

A ball valve is one of the least restrictive types of valves as the flow can pass directly through with no direction changes and it causes relatively little turbulence in flow... i feel like my issues in getting my engine to run lie in some deficiencies in my build quality. I forgot to trim some of ...
by Thingamajig
Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

I've got it coming right off the top of the standard propane tank valve through 3/8 hose and a ball valve, is there something different I can do to get more flow off the tank? I'm considering running another tank in parallel with it turned upside down and controlled through a needle valve for liquid...
by Thingamajig
Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:02 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

I got it running today! I'm guessing I think I need a bigger bottle to keep it running, thr 20lb bottle was pretty cold when I shut it down right after this video https://youtu.be/K6P7LQcQUN8
by Thingamajig
Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:12 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

IMG_20200715_222954_160.jpg I built the suggested engine and tried starting it today, it sounded like it wanted to go but I think my tank got too cold before I could get it running. I had 3 half full or less 20lb propane bottles which I think was my biggest problem with it not starting today, I'll ...
by Thingamajig
Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:29 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Re: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

So I've abandoned the Lockwood plan and went with pyrojoe's caliber method to scale my dimensions, just wondering if my rough, no to scale drawing looks like something that will run. All dimensions in inches, and not too scale obviously... I guess I'm mostly concerned with the scaling method because...
by Thingamajig
Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:24 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?
Replies: 14
Views: 12585

Lockwood Hiller pulse jet rules of thumb?

Hello everyone, I'm working on my first build i've gathered up some parts to use, but they are of slightly different dimensions that what is called for in the plans that i've been going off of and i have not been able to find any information as to how i could accurately adjust the dimensions. I've r...