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#SelwoodHughesRevolvingBlock - fixed frame of reference for clarity
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Where do you find theses??
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Do these even have a practical application?
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"practical applications" can eat me. Some axial engines, yes, though not particularly this one. This one was a goofiness of 1961 that never made it, but at 12 power pulses per rev. and supposedly good for more than 10,000rpm, this thing must have shrieked.
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http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/museum.…
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STEAM ROTARIES!
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Hey, I was just wondering. Was it made for any particular reason, or was it all for the lulz.
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Light weight and compact packaging, but with a healthy dose of "fuck tradition" lulz.
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Reminds me of a variable displacement hydraulic pump .
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I was talking to an aero engineering student that pulled one of these apart the other day, he was very impressed with how well built they were, they really have decent power density too.
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Coolio!
I know, rotational mas and all that... but I would really like something like this for small sports cars.
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Gnome Rotary.