They are in my basement also. I would rather us a calculator. It has greater precision, but that isn't usually necessary. They got us to the moon with a slide rule.

 

the bezel on my watch has one!

 

Wonder how many people here know what AOA is...

Ah, compressor stalls - we wouldn't want the AFSC to go the way of the TF30 in the F-14!

 

Angle of Attack?

 

You win a prize!

The prize being the honor of the first person to answer...

 

I have very first hand experience at the problems with close tolerance, don't I Richard? :D

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

I will still be amazed if Richard ever pulls this off...

i work with large gas turbines that cost $30million and despite them having compressor blowoffs, variable inlet blades, and a host of other protection devices - they pretty much will self destruct with stalls and surges as soon as speed or air flow change unexpectedly

 

I'd love to see all the issues get worked out but it's basically back at square one (or maybe 2...) and this thread was started in May 2004. That's almost 4 years to get back to the start. I hope it progresses lightyears faster than it did to this point.

 

Call him Richard "Pratt & Whitney" Paul, and his son Rolls Royce.

Yes - it is all pretty amazing and complex. I have felt the "steady state" workings of these units. Quite impressive.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Come back in another 5000 posts huh?

Seriously though, best of luck with the endeavor, hope it works out..

 

Yeah, I've got a friend that is an engineer at Pratt and Whitney, I think she's in a division of their aerospace that specifically deals with enhancing harmonics...or something like that. I showed her the thread about two years ago, and she commented as much about the complications involved, but also that since she didn't know the full scope that she couldn't possibly give a first blush verdict. Either way, she was anxious to know how it would turn out and still asks every once in a while.

 

too bad superchargers are useless in comparison to turbos!!




(instant 10 more pages)

 

^^ Good job. Got Nomex?

 

just another idiot to add to my ignor list.

 

all you guys saying it won't work, AFSC's were a REAL product in the 50's and 60's go google the latham supercharger. Most of the ones that still exist still work. they've never blown themselves up.

 

I never said it wouldn't work, nor did my friend. She was curious to see how efficient the sc could be made given cost parameters, and at what ratio the sc delivers cfm, etc...

 

For me to annoy Phil that is all I have to say?!?!?!?!? :o

 

No, with you it would take a little more as I give latitude to Canuks. Growing up in the great socialist state has to be difficult , your not a die-hard turbo fanboi with 49 posts that thinks superchargers have no place and you seem to pay attention to the facts.

 

actually, I like superchargers, the turbo route just seems to be cheaper and you get more torque with a turbo.

what advantages do you have with your supercharger?

 

Start at page 1

 

Never said I had advantages, just my preference. My past experience with turbos is not good. OK, I had not yet added you to my ignore list and now I can leave that spot exclusively to another.

 

Well I am sure that MDW wouldn’t mind if you upstaged a bit and awarded a better prize to whatever gifted individual got the question right. lol

 

Yes, I can make up questions and Ray can award prizes. Especially if I get to win prizes for my own questions

 

AOA=title for one of MM's avitars and stands for "*** to ***"

"Turbo"= short for Turbosupercharger. Turbosupercharger is the correct term.

Now we can stop arguing. If you want to learn, do what the man said read the first 5 or 6 pages of this thread.

 

I saw some AoA recently...requiem for a dream...only movie to leave me with that not so fresh feeling...and at the same time really makes me want to watch infomercials...