[Public-list] Mufflers

Roger L Kingsland r.kingsland at ksba.com
Thu Aug 3 08:47:38 PDT 2006


Bill,

Thanks for the correction.  Thank goodness humble pie doesn't have any 
calories.  Anybody with a 50 footer need a lightly used water lift.

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Burke" <BurkeNH at verizon.net>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: [Public-list] Mufflers


> Oops, you squared the Pi and not the radius...  divide those numbers by 
> 3.14
> to get the correct values...   but you're covered by your disclaimer!  You
> only need a capacity of about half a gallon given your half full hose
> scenario.
>
> Bill Burke
> OSPREY #116
>
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>> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 11:56:31 -0400
>> From: "Roger L Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Mufflers
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>> Bill,
>>
>> One thing I recall when investigating my exhaust system is one
>> manufacturer
>> recommended that the capacity of the water lift (muffler) be large enough
>> to
>> hold the amount of water that drains back (down) from the exhaust hose
>> leaving the water lift.  I guess that's better than having it back up 
>> into
>> the exhaust manifold.
>>
>> They suggested assuming the hose is half full of water; so, if you have a
>> 2
>> inch hose, half the volume per linear inch is about 5 cubic inches (1 
>> inch
>> radius x 3.14159 squared / 2).  If the part of the hose that drains back
>> to
>> the water lift is 6 feet, the water lift should have a minimum capacity 
>> of
>> 355 cubic inches or, at 0.004329 gallons per cubic inch; drum roll 
>> please,
>> 1.54 gallons.  Please note, I am not an engineer (but I played one in my
>> high school play 36 years ago) so you will need to confirm for yourself 
>> if
>> any of this stuff makes sense.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bill Newman" <newman423 at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "Alberg 30 List" <public-list at alberg30.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:02 AM
>> Subject: [Public-list] Mufflers
>>
>>
>>> It's about time to replace the muffler system on #233's Atomic 4.  I am
>>> wondering what the list member's recommendations are for replacement.
>>>
>>> Bill Newman
>>> Marion Rose III, #233
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