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Originally Posted by Bryan@BNR
Glen.
I have taken apart 100's or rotary engines. That being said. I have never, ever seen a rotor make FLAT contact with the irons UNLESS it was so overheated the irons swelled so much that they made full contact with the rotors. The times that I did see rotor to iron contact (with no overheating, rotor or main bearing clearance issues), it was when the rotor tips made contact with the irons. That means the rotor journals weren't perpedicular anymore to the end plates. The rotor is going to go in the direction of the shaft lobe.
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That's interesting Bryan. So statically you have seen 0 out of 100+ engine failure you've seen that was caused by rotor clearance issue?
I'm going to call Luis and see how many he has seen... I'm just curious..