Without breaking out the ol' fluids books, I recall the effective static
air pressure increase due to ram effect at speed to be a few percent at
100 mph and somewhere around 5-10% at 200 mph.
Benn
----- Original Message -----
From: "J I Waldron" <jwaldron47@earthlink.net>
To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement
> Yikes. No way for 28 lbs of boost. Must be conversion
> process for ram air to psi. I'll go back to stuff I know.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim W.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 2:20 PM
> Subject: RE: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement
>
>
> > Yep you be way out there. What you are suggesting is at 220 you are
> running
> > 28 lbs of boost. i think not.. To answer Udo you jet for density
altitude
> > not the phyical distance from sea level.
> > Dave
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