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General => General Technical => Topic started by: gsb876 on March 26, 2008, 12:16:34 PM

Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: gsb876 on March 26, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
For those with working knowledge on the rotary this is fascinating :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RieI59-iJzg

Gurj
Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: dthebuk on March 27, 2008, 10:33:27 AM
wow, looks a bit complex
Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: Martiny on March 28, 2008, 06:02:14 AM
good idea. If Mazda , and everyone else , struggled to get apex seals to work, just imagine the struggle it will be with that engine!
Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: gsb876 on March 28, 2008, 06:37:57 AM
Its an interesting idea, but imagine the costs if it went wrong :eek:
Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: Carl on March 28, 2008, 06:44:04 AM
In Felix wankel\'s book of rotary piston engines this concept along with numerous others is clearly converyed, and that was nearly 50 years ago.
Regards
Carl
Title: Rotary Piston Engine ?
Post by: Fish on March 28, 2008, 08:05:40 PM
Bit like your mapping knowledge.

Fish