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  1. fueliefan

    opening an excel file from a design table

    Our company has a standard information and design table in our part and assembly templates that we use to populate drawing title blocks. We also have a standard traveler that is excel-based. What I am trying to do is insert a button in the design table that will launch and auto-populate the...
  2. fueliefan

    lambda problems

    By closed loop, i mean the ecu is using the oxygen sensor to change the fueling. You should attempt to disable this and see if the engine continues to oscillate.
  3. fueliefan

    lambda problems

    that would be a waste of time. If you're still using a narrow band sensor, as long as it's transitioning across ~0.5 volts the amplitude is not terribly important. Also, to carnage1, the ecu "should" have software filters and calibratable psuedo-PID constants to prevent oscillation. I haven't...
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    CO2 used as a heat pump: why?

    those were the answers i was looking for, thanks!
  5. fueliefan

    CO2 used as a heat pump: why?

    Yeah I understand the push behind its implementation, but what I didn't understand is why all the proposed systems I've been coming across are for loops that can be run either in HVAC mode or reversed and run as a heat pump, whereas I've never seen this functionality in a 134a system before. Any...
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    CO2 used as a heat pump: why?

    I'm working on the development of vehicle that will most likely be required to use a CO2 HVAC system. In doing some research, i found quite a few references to the development of automotive CO2-based HVAC systems that can also run as a heat pump. My question is, why is this only being explored...
  7. fueliefan

    What is the maximum pressure for a banjo fitting.

    Many of the bosch external efi pumps are actually intended to be used with banjo fittings
  8. fueliefan

    cooling system design?

    I saw that course, it looked like exactly the info i was looking for, but I'm way out in CA. Thanks ISZ for your feedback, especially the worst case ideas. The application is combined on and off-road. I have a pretty good feel for the on-road points, but off-road i'm not so sure about. As for...
  9. fueliefan

    cooling system design?

    I was wondering if anyone can recommend a text for vehicle cooling system design. I'm looking for a book that covers: -general discussion of system design -the critical design points (idle, speed on grade, others?) -acceptable radiator performance estimates (hard data is hard to come by if you...
  10. fueliefan

    What's the real purpose of stepped headers?

    I've read (mostly on enthusiast forums that I don't trust) that the steps are there for one of three reasons: 1: anti-reversion 2: velocity changes 3: Creation of a step change in area for pulse tuning Is it one of those, a combination of those, or none of those? My intuition is that it's not...
  11. fueliefan

    better way to subtract bodies?

    Looks like Shaggy's selection allows me to do what i need! for the most part our company tends to avoid the use of solidworks library, not really sure why because i haven't been here long. thanks to the both of you
  12. fueliefan

    better way to subtract bodies?

    We're designing a number of hydraulic manifolds that will have a number of J1926 ports machined of varying sizes. What I had done is created one part that is basically a "plug" of the port cut, then another part that is the main manifold. I then inserted the port part as solid body and did a...
  13. fueliefan

    Dyno room exhaust setup question

    Hate to thread-jack, but...are california building codes posted anywhere that describe what measures have to be taken for noise, exhaust, chemicals, etc? We want to install an engine dyno for r&d purposes and we're wondering what it's going to take. we'd hate to build a "nice" room only to find...
  14. fueliefan

    Drivetrain Loss

    regeneration curves http://www.uqm.com/products/specsheets/PowerPhase100.html
  15. fueliefan

    exporting curve data to dwg

    I suppose, but it seems like there is still the difficulty of dimensioning a fairly involved 3D sketch in a way that's easy to understand on a piece of paper. That's why I wanted the table of point data.

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