Piston, rotary... and now the QUASITURBINE
09-13-2005, 02:02 PM
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Piston, rotary... and now the QUASITURBINE
09-13-2005, 02:43 PM
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I don't like it. There is a lot of funny shapes in it that appear to be difficult to seal, so rebuilding is going to be a PITA. The tolerances in the rollers must be incredibly close, so they'll probably need to be replaced every rebuild. I don't see where they get this "no oil pan" crap from either, that engine is going to need an oiling system just like a Wankel.
What really got me was when they said "No flywheel." Bull.
I'll stick with my Wankel Rotary, thanks.
What really got me was when they said "No flywheel." Bull.
I'll stick with my Wankel Rotary, thanks.
09-13-2005, 03:32 PM
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Those pivots on the corners of the rotating mass are a recipie for destruction. I don't see it happening. I still think that camless reciprocating piston engine designed by the chinese is the most efficient.
09-13-2005, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by brtecson
Those pivots on the corners of the rotating mass are a recipie for destruction. I don't see it happening. I still think that camless reciprocating piston engine designed by the chinese is the most efficient.
09-13-2005, 04:27 PM
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No link. It's just a scientific principal. In a combustion engine, the parts are going to expand and contrapt at different rates due to differentiating temperatures. There has to be some sort of design entity to counter this. Those interlocking fingers in the pivot surround each other, and as a whole, are surrounded by a wall on each side. All that solid metal on solid metal contact is going to cause interference and they are going to scrape away at itself until there is a gap. From there, the combustion chambers lose their air tight qualities and the fuel/air mixture wont be properly compressed.
09-13-2005, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by brtecson
No link. It's just a scientific principal. In a combustion engine, the parts are going to expand and contrapt at different rates due to differentiating temperatures. There has to be some sort of design entity to counter this. Those interlocking fingers in the pivot surround each other, and as a whole, are surrounded by a wall on each side. All that solid metal on solid metal contact is going to cause interference and they are going to scrape away at itself until there is a gap. From there, the combustion chambers lose their air tight qualities and the fuel/air mixture wont be properly compressed.
09-14-2005, 06:10 AM
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09-14-2005, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by chimchim
New engine design patented in 1996:
Durrrr :a:
This engine is going to become very prevalent in small equipment such as generators. However, I belt it burns oil like a sonuvabitch and will never be popular in cars.