Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:20 am
by holler
ver tum wrote:I didn't think that a 100 HP blower would be needed just to increase the sound output by 3 DB.
It's incredibly hard to supercharge a siren with multiple open ports, due to the pressure loss and amount of air escaping. That's why the Thunderbolt has only one port in its stator.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:59 am
by ver tum
I got a request from someone on YouTube to make another video, this time with an 8/12 port ratio, so I just decided to show you what a 2001-DC would sound like with 7, 8, 8/10, 8/12, and 9/12 ports, in that order. Listen for the little surprise at the end. Thanks again to Siren1000T for letting me use the audio from his video again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXGTTnlfXcE
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:19 am
by Justin
Bloody hell! That's excellent work! Sounds like it has the undertones of a Carters in there too.
It would require a blower equal to about 100hp to supply enough air to the 2001. That would defeat the purpose of the 2001's simple design.
Could fan-force it (as opposed to blowing), though that might add extra stress to the rotors extremely close tollerances. It was an idea that I wanted to implement separately from my MDP but never got around to it.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:36 am
by ver tum
I never thought about using a fan instead of a blower, but that's an idea. I know that you can supercharge a flashlight siren that way. We're only talking about 3 DB, so I don't think that air pressure equal to that of a Thunderbolt blower would be necessary.
If they made the 2001 lower tone though, like I demonstrated in my second video, the lost 3 DB may not even be an issue. They may even be able to make up for it by turning the lower tone rotor a little faster, or using curved ports. A DC powered duel tone siren would be a cool project to work on.