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Yeah, but it basically is. The most important difference, as it appears, is they've ported the intake and exhaust through the piston rather than through the blo
by lvs 6y ago
Yeah, but it basically is. The most important difference, as it appears, is they've ported the intake and exhaust through the piston rather than through the block. I don't quite understand the claim that it has a different thermodynamic cycle...
- fastball 6y agoHere is their diagram[1] of the cycle. Wankel engine uses the otto cycle (blue), theirs is what they are calling the High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle, or HEHC (in red). In terms of shape they do seem approx. the same, so when LiquidPiston says theirs is different I think they are just saying it is a more efficient cycle, not fundamentally different in terms of stages. [1] https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5f6086e9bbbabd41a20f2984/5f7d7a4ab14f906c57d07892_cycles-1024x676-1-768x507.jpg https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5f6086e9bbbabd41a20f2984/5f7...
- lvs 6y agoThanks, that is quite obviously the identical thermodynamic cycle between the two engines.