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No, the thing you're talking about is [1], and is quite different from OPs link. That being said, I came here to point out that new engine designs have been sho
by elromulous 5y ago
No, the thing you're talking about is [1], and is quite different from OPs link. That being said, I came here to point out that new engine designs have been showing for literally the last a hundred years. There's a reason basically only pistons have succeeded. Scaling + reliability is really hard in a thing that is literally in the state of combusting thousands of times a minute. That being said, the wankel (more specifically Mazda's 13b) is still my favorite engine design ever.
[1] https://www.liquidpiston.com/ https://www.liquidpiston.com/
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoWhat are you favorites about it? I know they have great power:weight, but don't they have fundamental shortfalls in pollutants/emissions and (strangely, considering the weight advantage) fuel economy? How would a Wankel that only had to do recharging (fixed gear, etc) serve in that fashion? A scaled down rotary that was portable might be a good "oh shit I ran out of charge" portable recharger, but then again, a fuel cell might be better for that.