conversion question +

[Fred Miranda]

Todd,
a: I think I saw that gas weighs 6.1-6.5#/gal depending on the type.

b: Most turbos won't *need* any 1700f but they will spool up faster with some
excess heat(ie from retarded timing or lean mixture).
I guess if your turbine side was somewhat oversized it might just need all the 
energy(in whatever form) it could get.

Fred

At 07:56 AM 7/9/97 PDT, you wrote:
>     A couple of questions; a) what is the conversion for gal/hr to 
>     pounds/hr for gasoline? b) Also, with the turbo cars we see a dramatic 
>     rise in EGT during a 1/4 mile pass, with EGT typically rising to 
>     1550-1700F by the end. Can anyone comment on the big picture here, 
>     energy, phyics or otherwisewise, as to what is going on with turbo 
>     engines and EGT at wot? I realize that the exh manifold up to the 
>     turbine is at much higher pressure than for n.a., the turbine is 
>     extracting energy from the exh flow, etc. but is this EGT rise 
>     "necessary" for the turbo to keep up at wot/high compressor pressure 
>     ratios/high flows, ie is the high EGT sort of indicative of the 
>     potential energy "well" existing in the manifold, necessary for the 
>     turbo to draw from to "keep up" with it's chores on the comprssor 
>     side? Wow, I'm clear as mud here, right? :-)
>     
>     Todd       tking at scic.intel.com 
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