Hi,
After reading through a large number of threads, I feel time is right to start making one of these wonderful contraptions. In my introduction, made just a few hours ago, I mentioned that I am into composites and it is these skills that I wish to use in my construction. Unfortunately, probably due to an age thing, I cannot remember which of the many threads I have read that mentioned the possibility of a curved inlet, the idea of which was to force the particles against the outside of the inlet before entering the separator. One of the problems mentioned was the construction of such an item. Using composite techniques, this is not a problem and I have drawn up such an inlet as shown in the attached.
My question would be; does anyone know or can guess at a reasonable radius for such a curved inlet? Incidentally, I will also be making a composite bell mouth for the outlet.
A word of warning - I am not the speediest of workers so don't expect too much too soon :)
Mike
After reading through a large number of threads, I feel time is right to start making one of these wonderful contraptions. In my introduction, made just a few hours ago, I mentioned that I am into composites and it is these skills that I wish to use in my construction. Unfortunately, probably due to an age thing, I cannot remember which of the many threads I have read that mentioned the possibility of a curved inlet, the idea of which was to force the particles against the outside of the inlet before entering the separator. One of the problems mentioned was the construction of such an item. Using composite techniques, this is not a problem and I have drawn up such an inlet as shown in the attached.
My question would be; does anyone know or can guess at a reasonable radius for such a curved inlet? Incidentally, I will also be making a composite bell mouth for the outlet.
A word of warning - I am not the speediest of workers so don't expect too much too soon :)
Mike