To: Red Badger
Anyone remember the new engine design where the pistons go around in a circle type track? The pistons travel 360 degrees connected to a central crank instead of up and down within the cylinder wall. Along the way, it would pickup the intake, air/fuel, combust, and flush the exhaust.
Not sure about the efficiency (although I believe it was high), but they got some crazy HP out of small CCs.
8 posted on
07/31/2007 6:32:28 AM PDT by
zencat
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To: zencat
Anyone remember the new engine design where the pistons go around in a circle type track? The pistons travel 360 degrees connected to a central crank instead of up and down within the cylinder wall. Along the way, it would pickup the intake, air/fuel, combust, and flush the exhaust. Are you talking about the Wankel engine? It was originally made back in the 1950s.
11 posted on
07/31/2007 6:51:03 AM PDT by
KarlInOhio
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To: zencat
Yes I remember, the subject of a few Popular Mechanics articles, and was touted as an alternative aircraft engine.
14 posted on
07/31/2007 6:55:04 AM PDT by
mission9
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