"Alex87f" (alex87f)
05/11/2014 at 08:15 • Filed to: None
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"Alex87f" (alex87f)
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This seems like an interesting concept. The cylinder themselves rotates and the exhaust and intake ports therefore don't need valves.
They say their engine is way more compact, lighter, can sustain higher compression ratios, and one of their 5 cylinder engine can match a current 6 cylinder
The engine is articulated around one reciprocator that allows all five pistons to work together:
What do you think, vaporware or potentially good idea?
puddler
> Alex87f
05/11/2014 at 08:26 |
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definitely PGI. especially since it (if packaged right) could cut down on vehicle frontal area. i'd like to see a 10 cylinder that powers the 'up' & 'down' strokes simultaneously.
anonsagainstanonymous
> Alex87f
05/11/2014 at 08:48 |
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I'll withhold judgement until I have seen it spouting velocity stacks.
John Norris (AngryDrifter)
> Alex87f
05/11/2014 at 09:05 |
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It's great to see new concepts. I'm guessing they have a few more generations to work through to develop a usable product. The sales pitch was missing a few stats. If the numbers were really good we would have seen a weight for a specific unit along with HP and Torque specs. Not saying they won't get there, but it looks like they aren't at a competitive level yet. Vibration has to be a big issue to deal with as well.
Sinanigans
> Alex87f
05/11/2014 at 11:02 |
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This is really cool!!!! Replacement for the Wankel? This would be really neat in an RX-7. Seems like this thing could rival the CoG of a boxer engine. I really love seeing new innovative designs like this!!!
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Alex87f
> John Norris (AngryDrifter)
05/11/2014 at 12:19 |
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Yeah, it's surprising that they didn't come up with more numbers. That being said, it appears they're packing quite a bit of displacement in a small package, so specific output might not be that good, but it could be quite light and efficient despite a large displacement.
HP / liter / 100km (or per gallon per mile) would be an interesting statistic here.
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Alex87f
> anonsagainstanonymous
05/11/2014 at 12:19 |
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Everything's better with velocity stacks