Posted on 01/28/2012 3:50:00 PM PST by dynachrome
What is it?
Orbital,non-reciprocating internal combustion engine. Piston/Cylinder structured Adaptable to all liquid or gaseous fuels Ultra efficient Patent # 7721687B1; & Patents Pending
(Excerpt) Read more at circlecycleice.com ...
If you like unusual engine designs, check out the old Knight sleeve-valve motors.
We built one when I was in High school. 350 V8, primer gray panel wagon. We called it the elephant!
Thanks for that link.....very interesting.
jmo, but I like it better than the one this thread is about.
They address that in two ways it appears.
There are no angular forces pushing the piston against the cylinder walls eliminating the frictional losses of crankshaft engines. The compression/combustion forces are directly in line with the piston/cylinder centerlines. (See illustration “A”)In the CC Engine there is clearance between the cylinder wall and the piston to allow for any thermal changes and component wear, there is no lubrication needed on the cylinder walls. The piston-cylinder pressure seal is in a cartridge located at the entry of the cylinder and allowed to float within the limits of piston-cylinder clearance.
Many of the questions being asked here can be answered by viewing the images and description given at the site.
A few years ago, Hot Rod magazine dropped a 500 cu. in. Caddy engine into a Chevette.
They have a picture of those rings in the images section.
That may be true on the automotive side of things but as I tell my riding friends, the pinnacle of Harley- Davidson motor development is the Shovelhead. Especially one that is stroked, with a carb and 1 3/4 inch drag pipes with “beer can” baffles.
That compression ring cartridge is a really interesting concept. The piston never actually touches the cylinder walls. The cartridges might actually be pretty easy and (relatively) inexpensive to replace. But they might not wear that much anyway.
A handmade model or one in a video simulation is fine but other than a novel design it's hard to see any advantage over a cam engine or multivalve conventional engine.
That’s a Wanker engine Beavis. You have to crank it manually.
Heh heh heh uh heh heh
You should watch the video of the one they have up and running on propane. It’s not hand-cranked or a video simulation.
Looks like that’s timed in hundredths of a degree.
It’s easy enough to get a timing chain off by a tooth when there’s only 50 teeth!
what if an engie like this was used to generate electricity to store in a battery in nd electric car.
You still feill it up on gas, but the tires are all driven by small electric engines
I am thinkit it would a nice lightweight vehicle
Thorium? The designers were on Thorazine.
they call it a 426 but, the specs say it's 6.1L, and that is only 372ci... if they can get 420hp out of it, then a real 426ci should make ~480hp
check that, it should be 425hp and ~488hp
We’ll get $0.28 gasoline when we get milk for a dollar a gallon or less. Inflation hits the oilfield as well. It costs more than $0.28 / gallon to get it and refine it and without it being discovered in places where you just have to dip oil up in buckets we’ll be extremely lucky to see sustained prices less than $3.00 in the near future.
Some technology could change that but I doubt it. Something like ultra cheap gas to liquids but that will only last for a short time of low prices.
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