RE: Does a turbine run better with inlet ducting
Mark
I know what you are saying, but the F-86 uses the same equipment and weighs about the same as the Habu, I would have thought the F-86 having a straight through duct installation would be more efficient than the Habu, but performance says otherwise.
It would still be nice to get some Empirical data on ducted installations in turbine installs, I have seen a smoke test on the airflow into a turbine and the air seems to straighten itself out into the inlet no matter what is in the way or where the air is comming from, I am assuming the suction from the turbine is such that it will take in the amount of air it needs to satisfy the fuel being burnt, this is mostly superstition on my part and was looking for some substantiated evidence.
Mike