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All true, but the purpose of this trombone wasn't top end power, the purpose was to alter the pipe volume to improve part throttle case pressure.
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All true, but the purpose of this trombone wasn't top end power, the purpose was to alter the pipe volume to improve part throttle case pressure.
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Crab Key
Arrab, are you seriously suggesting that I am dismissing the importance of the pipe on a 2T? I didn't call pipes gobbledegook, I called that badly written post gobbledegook....
What's non-isentropic stimulation when it's at home?
You were posting all sorts of techy sounding stuff (in an apparent attempt to show off your knowledge or to baffle us with ........) and name drops followed by a Little Golden Books explanation of pulses in a pipe. wow. You made a bollocks claim and are now dishing up word soup to try to bolster your "credentials". You probably think Kaaden invented spannies via doodlebugs...
As for skype, Like I said, I don't use it. I'm happy it works for your students in China (what do you teach?). My experience with Webex etc here is that it sucks. Slow and intermittent cut outs. Maybe ask the guy you reckon invented the internet to help?
But again, we can keep sniping or can converse about engines. Offer is still open. I'm off to watch the Grand Final on telly. Talk/..... later.
What's non-isentropic stimulation when it's at home?
You were posting all sorts of techy sounding stuff (in an apparent attempt to show off your knowledge or to baffle us with ........) and name drops followed by a Little Golden Books explanation of pulses in a pipe. wow. You made a bollocks claim and are now dishing up word soup to try to bolster your "credentials". You probably think Kaaden invented spannies via doodlebugs...
As for skype, Like I said, I don't use it. I'm happy it works for your students in China (what do you teach?). My experience with Webex etc here is that it sucks. Slow and intermittent cut outs. Maybe ask the guy you reckon invented the internet to help?
But again, we can keep sniping or can converse about engines. Offer is still open. I'm off to watch the Grand Final on telly. Talk/..... later.
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Norah Head
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No, of course not - but since you didn't mention the potential of resonance and exhaust tuning in your 'actual analysis' I introduced it into the discussion - albeit clumsily, in a "pathetic", "badly written post" replete with "gobbledegook".
Why the hostility all of a sudden again? we're quite aware by now that you called that "badly written post" "gobbledegook" and when I asked you to state why you believed this to be the case, you managed to do so in a brief disjointed sentence (including misquoting it twice), adding that it's difficult to scroll back on your phone. Such disjointed barely comprehensible replies are another reason I suggested Skype. Therefore I am completely justified in questioning your powers of comprehension. In fact, everything that you queried from that 'badly written post', correct me if I'm wrong I have substantiated, including furnishing you with a link when requested - and even offered to discuss it with you in real time. Please explain why it is badly written and which parts, bar 'non-isentropic stimulation [sic]', you deem to be gobbledegook. Thanks.
However, in your defence...
Granted - guilty as charged your honour. That should have read non-isentropic simulation. My bad - and the original typo reoccured when I cut and pasted it from your post querying it. Entirely my fault, apologies - you were absolutely right to call ........ in that regard.
The only reason I even mentioned this is because you brought up CFD. You're familiar with isentropic flow right? For compressible flows with little or small flow turning, such reversable flow means the entropy is constant (second law of thermodynamics). The change in flow properties are then yielded by the isentropic relations allowing computational calculations as to the predict the overall performance characteristics of a power unit. Sorry if this sounds patronising...I assure you that isn't my intent, I'm desperately trying to avoid any future allegations of "gobbledegook". You agree the purpose of isentropic modelling, obviously as a control, extrapolates idealised conditions in order to facilitate comparisons to the real process?
Basic stuff, although I admit my Euler equations are quite rusty, but from having studied applied climatology and meteorology a long time ago I am aware of the disadvantages of purely isentropic approach so this made perfect sense to me - (obviously synoptic weather systems are not entirely adiabatic). Similarly an engine encounters friction and transfer of heat and matter. The simulation of the exhaust gas temperature, not just as a bulk mean value recorded in the middle of the pipe system, but everywhere throughout the pipe at every instant of time, is a vital issue if the simulation is to accurately phase the dynamic events within a tuned exhaust pipe - and because the flow is not gradual, it requires non isotropic modelling. Unsteady gas flow behaviour due to the sectional branching and ducting of an engine result in non-isentropic effects which yield data relating to energy and momentum at each section. There are several papers on this subject, but like I said, I also recall Moriwaki being credited with such inquiry.
Once again, I apologise for the confusion, my fault entirely - Dr.No vindicated.
Ouch!! Well I once admitted to reading books by Neil Spalding which you then derisively dismissed as rudimentary coffee table mechanics. What I posted wasn't sophisticated in the slightest - all very basic stuff. Like I said, I do have several large bookcases - one of which is dedicated to motorcycles and racing, but only one bible when it comes to the anatomy and tuning of a two stroke engine. We all have different learning styles. I learn from asking questions...lots of questions, of those ostensibly more knowledgeable than myself - in part the reason I wanted to skype you. Because I am attracted to the theoretical, I read voraciously but with a strong kinesthstic inclination I ensure that I then 'do' - that is where possible, practice what I learn. I did however concede this...
"An apparent attempt to show off or baffle us..." (-no pun intended I'm sure) "...with ........". Not at all, and I'm genuinely regretful if it came across like that. It was merely to simulate, er, I mean stimulate, discussion and discourse, which is I thought the purpose of an internet forum. As many will testify, I am only too willing to step out from behind the anonymity of a keyboard and any insinuation of a wall of search engines and a bulwark of multiple wiki pages. If much of my knowledge originates from literature then that is something I value - even if it has the shortcomings of not being applied knowledge. I will also maintain that for the large part, similar to yourself, it comes from experience, an inquisitive nature and has been imparted by those infinitely more informed and accomplished than myself.
Name drops??!! - How delightfully ironic since barring Zoot, you are absolutely the worst culprit for that in the entire history of this forum. You sound very bitter and resentful Doc. It's a great shame. And it's also a great shame that you can't 'jump back' and read again how this thread originated and evolved - particularly in view of the respect that I have afforded to you - which is now diminishing exponentially in proportion to your post count. I found it very odd that in your self proclaimed 'actual analysis' you failed to mention resonance and exhaust tuning which is a topic that greatly interests me. 'Little Golden Books explanation'?? As I said, I composed that post at work, it wasn't perfect, it was off the top of my head and I am humbled and chastened by your superiority on the subject and equally admonished over my"pathetic", "badly written" "........" post which was replete with "gobbledegook" and unpalatable, regurgitated "word soup".
Credentials? - It's an online internet racing forum for ..... sake. The only thing we accrue on here is arbitrarily conferred FB style 'likes' and a post count that indicates we really should have better things to do wth our time. I have few credentials that I am proud of but I come here because I enjoy motorcycle racing, I have some very close friends on this forum and I find the insight beneficial and the mutual camaraderie admittedly as enjoyable as the occasional conflict.
What 'bollocks claim"? You mean the one you originally disagreed with?
Bollocks claims? - I can think of quite a few, how about your suggestion that the AMA only ever produced one half assed GP World Champion in the form of Nicky Hayden?
Weak. No I really don't, but we could start a new thread about Werner Von Braun's isentropic flow equations for the V2 if you like.
Fair enough, but you could. It was merely a suggestion, a possibility, to avoid the lag involved in our posts and the fact that I'm perfectly happy to talk about this and clarify my points in real time with not so much as a bookshelf in sight - given the accusation of badly articulated poorly plagiarised 'bollocks' and gobbledegook posted on here.
I used the term flippantly, loosely, lazily, inaccurately and incorrectly. No single person 'invented the internet'. However, I do think that through HTML,Tim Berners Lee made a massive contribution to the navigation of the internet and his subsequent development of The World Wide Web is what most people today consider the "Internet" or a series of sites and pages that are connected with links and as so defined its operation. Your correction, to which I had no objection to, was duly noted at the time.
On the other hand if you are going to dismiss my posts as 'gobbledegook', 'pathetic' and '........' then don't misquote them or misappropriate the content as you did earlier. Again, that simply leads me to cast aspersions upon your powers of comprehension which as this thread will testify are already highly questionable and cannot be solely attributed to your use of a phone to access this forum.
And similarly the offer of Skype is still open, which is not technically beyond one such as you. Socially, maybe. We were in fact 'conversing about engines', until you butted in with this inflammatory, indignant and somewhat wounded post. Something I said? Raw nerve maybe? Yeah I do find it astonishing that in your 'actual analysis' you neglected to mention exhaust tuning. Regarding sniping, following my initial shot across the bows in my reply to yourself and cliché, you now appear to be the one launching everything from doodlebugs to ad hominem assaults. I am merely defending my stance, but as such, I agree to a ceasefire. This attrition is in the interest of no one.
Regarding the lack of inertia dyno testing at Aprilia, could you provide a source? I'm not surprised that it was resisted given the potency of their RS racing machines, although Suzuki had such a sub optimal bike once armed with the necessary data, Willing was able to very quickly extract more power and perhaps remedial performance enhancements. Not only did they get access to the transient dyno at KR, they also used the chassis testing rig in the absence of any stiffness figures from Suzuki. To think of the injuries that Schwantz had suffered through sheer determination to ride around the problems and a determination to win regardless of what the bike was or wasn't doing.
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From the initial part of your most recent post Arrab, perhaps you could skype Mr Barnaby Joyce, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, concerning his contention that power lines blew over in a big storm in South Australia causing a blackout because they were transmitting current generated by namby-pamby "green" sources rather than from ridgy-didge coal powered plants.
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Mike, I would ....... love to but I heard he's on a diplomatic visit to China discussing coal fired power stations - and the connectivity is poor.
I did however greatly enjoy our own Brian Cox's recent demolition job on Malcolm Roberts.
No, we actually export the gas we have more of than virtually any other country in the world to China, and burn brown coal to generate power.
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I know that Victoria was the first to ban shale gas fracking which people readily oppose, but laughably the environmental concerns are soon abandoned when objecting to the moratorium on conventional gas extraction because of the perceived danger to investment, jobs and the good of the local economy. Offshore gas exploration continues unabated I take it? guess there is little in the way of opposition from farmers and the like.
I don't think we have to frack, we have abundant natural gas anyway, which if bad is still better than coal, particularly brown coal, the environmental and indeed medical problems from the resultant pollution consequent on the burning of which even apart from climate change are well known. Some brown coal mine/seam actually caught on fire in Yallourn and burned for several months in the last few years.
You are doubtless part of that international cabal with a system of omerta which vastly exceeds that once in place with the Sicilian mafia which argues that climate change is occurring because you want it to be so given it keeps the university grants coming and you are mad lefties anyway. I flatter myself with some years of study when I was 20 I could perhaps have penetrated the climate change models which I certainly am incapable of doing now, but tend to doubt many members of the Murdoch press are in a position to critique those models either, and don't find their counter-argument that climate change is not occurring because they don't want it to be true very compelling.
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Norah Head
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Ahhh, Arrabb. What fun. You really shouldn't get so het up. You know I was being provocative.
What would this site be if we couldn't turn a typo into a refutation of a whole argument? Simulation/Stimulation.
Actually the comment re: Kaaden was a bitchy roundabout effort to 1) bag Oxley's book and 2) hope you've got Ray Battersby's Suzuki book. Which is effin' brilliant.
Aprilia not having a inertia dyno was from talking with one of the the engineers on the engine side around 2007?(he will remain anonymous to deflect accusations of name drops). Something that was further confirmed in by the guys leading engine development there (no name drops) on various 2T engine threads that emerged over the last few years...were you privy to the recent Ryger engine farce? That was simultaneously amusing and disappointing)
Did I say that about AMA/Nicky? I don't remember. That certainly sounds like I was talking bollox
As for communication; Email (not gmail, that sucks here, but you might know better), WeChat or WhatsApp.
What would this site be if we couldn't turn a typo into a refutation of a whole argument? Simulation/Stimulation.
Actually the comment re: Kaaden was a bitchy roundabout effort to 1) bag Oxley's book and 2) hope you've got Ray Battersby's Suzuki book. Which is effin' brilliant.
Aprilia not having a inertia dyno was from talking with one of the the engineers on the engine side around 2007?(he will remain anonymous to deflect accusations of name drops). Something that was further confirmed in by the guys leading engine development there (no name drops) on various 2T engine threads that emerged over the last few years...were you privy to the recent Ryger engine farce? That was simultaneously amusing and disappointing)
Did I say that about AMA/Nicky? I don't remember. That certainly sounds like I was talking bollox
As for communication; Email (not gmail, that sucks here, but you might know better), WeChat or WhatsApp.
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Crab Key
Jesus. Malcolm Roberts is known outside of Australia? The man shouldn't be known out of an Asylum
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FNQ
Even in that a 140hp 600 from a cbr has not a great deal of work done.
I extracted 143 from mone with none else than a decent filter, plug upgrade and power commander unit. Though i must say biggest gains were when i properly got my moriwaki 4-1-2 exhaust flowing, and tuned to the lung capacity it provided.
Edit: 94hp stock.
103hp with dna filter and rudimentary pcIII settings.
Once pipe was delivered from japan, fitted and dynoed, healthy 140hp.
Is a weapon, sharper than i need.
Thing is detuned through winter to 110hp.
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It's fine, I'm not het up...but I have, bar attending a very dull match yesterday afternoon, been bed bound with a fever, so I if I gave the impression of being hot under the collar then that is why.
Ah! - very good...way too subtle though. I suppose in hindsight I have on occasions come across as Oxley's online agent, but in fairness 'Stealing Speed' is a damn fine read. ....! 'Team Suzuki', I don't have it but I borrowed it from the local library not that long after it came out. It's probably out of print now - I'm sure I can find on on Amazon. Excellent suggestion.
When you had the services of Jan Thiel...that was all you needed.
Well you see there you go, the Ryger Engine, fascinating stuff - theoretically a case in point. Overmars headed the team didn't he? Wasn't it supposed to yield 30% more power than a comparable GP 125 2T with double the rev ceiling? It was also supposed to have a massive reduction in emissions...everything we've been talking about really. Please divulge anything you know...and on this occasion, do feel at liberty to name drop Doc.
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Crab Key
Team Suzuki is available directly from Battersby's website. Just a google away. Not stupidly expensive, either.
Frits was involved with Ryger, don't think he was head of the project, just a consultant? but he has an NDA...so no joy there. They ran one in a kart as a demo...but completely ...... their homologation via unreliability and not exactly meeting expectations. I lost interest even before the homologation failure. Wayyy too good to be true.
I need to find the forum my mate posts on and where he had Ray B pop up (under a pseudonym) to talk Degner and Kaaden. Can't for the life of me remember what it was, but it did inspire Ray to go and correct Wikipedia.
Get well. More fun when you ain't grumpy
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Actually, I am grumpy - I'm off work in bed and would you believe there's a ....... chainsaw next door disturbing the peace and hewing off large sections of a particularly mature silver birch having just taken down a lovely ash. Some of the residents around here are like legions of Saraman's orcs - any foliage seems to offend and has to be ripped out.
Found the Battersby book on Amazon.
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My zen like serenity and sense of inner well being has returned...
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