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Originally posted by unregistered
Ben
I spent 10 years on committee work at the national level (ASTM, API, etc)
I have very definite ideas about how I will NOT spend the balance of my life
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...and I'm happy for you.
You may not agree with the way that this development is going, and I understand that. I will however ask you to respect the fact that very few of us have the same level of knowledge and experience as you, and as such, if you wish to continue looking down at this, then by all means go ahead: we won't hold it against you.
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Originally posted by unregistered
I still don’t think you’re hearing what’s being said
I gave Cathar not a single answer (that I recall anyway)
but suggested areas of ‘interest’
which HE followed, and came up with HIS design
if I tell you what to do, are you then going to think its ‘your’ design ?
(I know the answer to this question, and its depressing)
why solicit answers from others ?
spend the time, learn it yourself, answer your own questions
(independence, initiative, self-reliance, blah blah blah– that’s my song, always)
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...and your comments are welcome. You do however have to understand that I cannot rely on a single source of information. (which makes your o-ring statements most difficult to deal with).
I don't expect anyone to give me the answer to #7, nor any other question, but I will openly state what issues I am encountering, in the hope of being pointed in the right direction.
This development has gone beyond my doing, to some extent, but it started that way anyways! I will claim the original idea as mine, even though I realize that it has probably already been done. I fully expect someone out there to chime in here at any time with "I did (something similar to) that, here's my result". It'll be a dissapointment, but at least I can honestly say that I wasn't copying someone else's work.
I will however sollicit some assistance (beyond what you would provide) for the structural integrity, in the form of concept, and possibly formulaes. I already have a fair idea of how to calculate the deflection of standard shapes, so if I have to "rough it" by using standard data available pretty much anywhere, then I'll have to go with that, and add a big safety margin. It may not be efficient, but it will work.
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Originally posted by unregistered
#7
address the flow issue
THEN worry about machining it
you're still bassackwards
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Of course this is "bassakwards", I agree.
IMO, this forum's purpose is to share ideas, so that we can learn from one another. As a result, most of the comments will address the simple issues, in no particular order, and some more complex ones, perhaps more as an overview. I take full responsability for the most complex ones (thermal property calcs).
The secondary purpose of this thread is to share the personal experience. I have found this to be mostly a Canadian thing, go figure.
I will address #7 when I'm good and ready to. I'm not happy aproaching it from a machining point-of-view, but that's otherwise what I'm open to hear right now.