turbo
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Does anyone have any info on this unit? Did some searching and found nothing. Thanks
https://flyingsafer.com/2065
https://flyingsafer.com/2065
any info on this unit?
I love this idea - if the desiccant were sitting on the exhaust pipes it would dry every flight....
it begs the question.... should there be a lightweight firewall mounted engine crankcase air dehumidifier that would automatically activate after shutdown and would accept an external power source. well, I can see all kinds of issues with this but it would be possible. the power to run a small fish pump is very low and if it cycles it would be even lower. the drying of the agent could be done in flight with alternator power. a manual valve could be used to open the system. yeah, what if you forget to close the valve before flight..... there are issues to overcome.
I love this idea - if the desiccant were sitting on the exhaust pipes it would dry every flight.
I have the mentioned engine dryer, and it seems to work, but I honestly won't know if it really helped my engine for another 10-20 years. I have tested with a humidity probe and it does reduce the humidity, which certainly can't hurt.
I love this idea - if the desiccant were sitting on the exhaust pipes it would dry every flight.
The weak part is the humidity sensor, which will eventually give up the ghost.
I think there is some merit to having a timer enabled function. I have a valve that I bought recently that will allow the pump to exhaust to ambient for, say 30 minutes, then go into the closed loop with the dessicant. I just haven't coded it yet because it's stuck behind a large project. No sensor required in this fashion.
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How large of a desiccant bottle does it take? If a metal one was attached to an exhaust pipe it would cook dry on every flight.