Re: [Flightgear-devel] Vac pump numeric model

2003-05-29 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Alex, Note that the previous function was: suction = pressure * rpm / (rpm + 1.0); Assuming pressure = 30.00 inhg, 3 inhg of suction required rpm. 4 inhg of suction required 1538 rpm, and 5 inhg of suction required 2000 rpm. At 700 rpm which is a reasonable idle speed, this formula

[Flightgear-devel] Vac pump numeric model

2003-05-29 Thread Alex Perry
From: "Curtis L. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > By my observation, the vacuum gauge should read just a little over 4-inhg > at engine idle (600-700 rpm) and approach 5-inhg at about 2200 rpm. > The previous equation returned a value that is far too low at idle and > ramped up too quickly after that (