RAFTSMAN'S CORNER By Ben Owen. Designee Administrator
FILTER THAT AIR! A quote from the Lycoming Flier: "As little as one tablespoon of abrasive material entering the induction system can cause enough damage to necessitate a complete overhaul." This leads to the requirement for an aviation air filter. A foam filter for aircraft was developed by General Motors Corporation, AC Spark Plug division, to solve a reoccurring problem in military helicopters. These engines were only going about 500 hours between overhaul. AC Spark Plug later sold this business to Bracket! Aircraft. The foam type filter was a polyurethane type using a saturated oil bath. The oil is poured into the foam on assembly. This greatly increases its efficiency. Only very slight run off is experienced and an adequate amount of oil remains on the elements for good performance. The efficiency of the wetted foam urethane increases with increased air velocity. As the air flow increases, the effective surface of the urethane foam picks up depth and its capacity for collecting dust is increased. Wetted foam appears to be more efficient in the smaller particle range sizes which are more frequently encountered at above-ground level. The aircraft induction system on a homebuilt aircraft can be designed with an integrated cavity that will accept only the foam element. This saves weight by eliminating a filter frame. Selecting the Proper Size Filter Area Homebuilders Guide The way we arrive at selecting a filter
This round filter element comes with interior grid. An off-road motorcycle racing trick is to seal the gaskets with axle grease.
or in building one of your design is to determine the required filter area that is needed. What you desire is a free flowing filtering device with an H20 restriction of 1.5" to 2.0" at full rated horsepower. (Note: 13.6" of H20 is equal to 1 Hg [manifold pressure].) To find the desired area in square inches, you will need to determine the cubic foot per minute (CFM) of air that your engine requires. The engine manufacturer usually expresses this in pounds per hour. To find CFM, divide your pounds per hour (PPH) by 60 for minutes, then divide by .07651 which will give the CFM. For example: TSIO-520 (325 HP) uses 2166 (PPH) 2166
.07631 = 473 CFM 60 This is based on standard day and 100% Volumetric Efficiency (VE). Another way to find CFM is by the rule of thumb method — multiply the rated horsepower time 1.4. For exam-
ple: 325 HP x 1.4 = 455 CFM.
After you have found your required CFM, we will need to convert this to velocity of air passing through the filter. This is expressed as FPM. We normally want the flow to be between 900 and 1200 FPM for either the 1" thick 45 PPI or 2" thick 30 PPI foam. The formula is as follows: CFM x 144 = area of filter x .75 (VE) FPM
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The reason we like to keep the air velocity in this range is that as your air velocity increases past 1200 FPM, your air flow restriction increases to where it can start to rob engine power. To keep things simple, we have developed a quick reference chart for selecting filter areas. See Chart A.
Our suggested filter minimum area is based on 75% Volumetric Efficiency (VE). However, remember the larger area filter you have above the minimum required, the slower the air velocity goes through the filter and the more efficient the filler will be in restriction. So larger is always better than smaller. After determining the approximate size filter you need, you can now proceed with the rest of the problems, such as: 1. Location of filter in engine compartment and the physical space available. 2. Should you select an off-theshelf filter and, if so, the shape and thickness? 3. Should you build your own filter frame or integrate the foam filter element into a designed cowling cavity? 4. Homebuilder, remember you will need a chamber behind (downstream) your filter or a tapering area into your air duct, and also keep everything smooth with as few angle turns as possible. Consideration should be given to integrating your foam element directly into the cowling cavity or along the cowling side with a NASA opening. This is done by several of the manufacturers. It is simple, saves weight and costs less. For selecting a stock filter (off the shelf), see Bracket! Aircraft Co.'s Application and Cross Reference Chart. This chart gives the size and shapes of our stock filters.
tion, AC Spark Plug division, to solve a reoccurring problem in military helicop- ters. These engines were only going about 500 hours between overhaul. AC.
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