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Forum: Private Flying

9th Sep 2017, 23:05

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does carb ice enrich the mixture?

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Posted By Crash one

We now have a conflict of views here. The...

We now have a conflict of views here.
The original question was, does ice richen the mixture? Yes, from most people.
I originally said it would remain the same.
If the ice effectively closes the...

Forum: Private Flying

9th Sep 2017, 12:07

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does carb ice enrich the mixture?

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Posted By Crash one

I've never really considered this fully. I was...

I've never really considered this fully.
I was under the impression that closing the throttle would automatically reduce the amount of fuel being sucked in because of the reduced amount of air...

Forum: Private Flying

7th Sep 2017, 10:22

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does carb ice enrich the mixture?

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Posted By Crash one

My apologies. So it seems from Shytorque that...

My apologies.
So it seems from Shytorque that the mixture will become rich under icing conditions.
Seems to make sense as the extra fuel would cool the area further making the situation worse?
...

Forum: Private Flying

6th Sep 2017, 18:45

Replies: 30

does carb ice enrich the mixture?

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Posted By Crash one

Under normal conditions. The butterfly controls...

Under normal conditions. The butterfly controls the airflow, the airflow controls the fuel flow. If the butterfly is closed/throttle down, the mixture ratio remains the same, otherwise we would be...

Forum: Private Flying

6th Sep 2017, 08:54

Replies: 30

does carb ice enrich the mixture?

Views: 8,012

Posted By Crash one

If ice reduces the air flow wouldn't that also...

If ice reduces the air flow wouldn't that also reduce the amount of fuel sucked in by the air? Therefore keeping the mixture ratio about the same?
Followed by what gets completely blocked first, the...

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