Monty Roberts wrote:
What I was hoping was that you had the name of somebody who had personal
experience with the older Garrett product line. There is no way your buddy
working in the company can tell me anything. I'm sure he has signed
non-disclosure agreements. So have all the dealers. A retired technician
that has experience rebuilding the whole product range is who I am after.
Monty
You got that right Monty. I finally got up to a guy by the name of
Steve Arnold more or less second in command in the turbo charger engineering
department. "We don't send out those maps!" I revealed all and he said
no way would a turbocharger turbine work for road load HP on a gas engine.
He said you must design it from scratch. He recommended a company called
Concepts ETI in New Hampshire. Ever hear of them?
He had a hard time imagining what it was I was talking about even after I
told him
we were looking for a point design turbo compound. Kept saying turbo compound
won't work at road load. This after I told him we were not designing a
conventional turbo compound engine. All we needed was a 40 HP point design. We
intended to bypass the exhaust gas at high power to prevent over speed.
There are creative engineers with imagination and then there are engineer
suits. :)
Maybe I need one of those model turbojet engines and throw away the compressor
:)
Wouldn't that be a hoot if that worked?
The subject of aircraft engines never came up because I did not want
to be shut off immediately.
I am discussing things with a Garrett ex employee. If that proves fruitful
I will upload his name and phone number.
Paul Lamar
Paul
Yea road applications and turbo compounding won't fly in any engineer's
mind.
Another thing Bill Lear said to me. "Learn how to imagine Doug. You don't
need to be an engineer to invent things. Hell you can always hire one."
Bill had a six grade education but he was a good 'imagineer'
Drinking and Calculus Don’t Mix.
Never Drink and Derive !
doug in Japan
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