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I try not to link youtubers, but I'll make an exception for F9's Wankel video. https://youtu.be/-3HBAvkc4a0?si=9NJd4B-VK1LxfXWy https://youtu.be/-3HBAvkc4a0?si

I try not to link youtubers, but I'll make an exception for F9's Wankel video. https://youtu.be/-3HBAvkc4a0?si=9NJd4B-VK1LxfXWy https://youtu.be/-3HBAvkc4a0?si=9NJd4B-VK1LxfXWy Although he's basically a motorcycle blogger, the production values manage to pump a lot of great physics[1] / MechEng information into the entertainment. There's not many mediocre videos on his channel, but this is one of the better ones. The gist of this video: the Wankel does have some[0] fundamental problems as a concept. There's workarounds (none of which I could find in the OP, although using a Wankel as an ePMU is probably ideal) but also a point of diminishing returns apart from specialized platforms like UAS. Rotational, high-flow, high-rpm . . turns out you're already halfway to a gas turbine anyway. [0] Rather a lot [1] The host is a physics major, IIRC, rather than mecheng, which was interesting.

freedomben 3y ago
It felt like that video was targeted more at teenagers and/or immature dudes (which is totally fine, it just didn't resonate with me). I really liked these two: How rotary engine works (Mazda RX-7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6pJtR4PaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6pJtR4PaY What new to RX-9 from RX-7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4
- MilStdJunkie 3y ago
  Yeah, I'll buy that. I use F9 to sneak some moto knowledge into my nephews, who have . . I don't even know what they call attention spans these days. . negative attention? Unless it's some incomprehensible card game. Anyway, good vids!
- jagged-chisel 3y ago
  Both links go to “How rotary engine works”
  - freedomben 3y ago
    Oops sorry, fixed, thanks!
- korse 3y ago
  Targeted at nerds who ride motorcycles perhaps? Other than the Revzilla guys, what motorcycle tech/errata video channels do you recommend for the discerning and mature?

freedomben 3y ago

It felt like that video was targeted more at teenagers and/or immature dudes (which is totally fine, it just didn't resonate with me). I really liked these two: How rotary engine works (Mazda RX-7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6pJtR4PaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6pJtR4PaY What new to RX-9 from RX-7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4

MilStdJunkie 3y ago
Yeah, I'll buy that. I use F9 to sneak some moto knowledge into my nephews, who have . . I don't even know what they call attention spans these days. . negative attention? Unless it's some incomprehensible card game. Anyway, good vids!
jagged-chisel 3y ago
Both links go to “How rotary engine works”
- freedomben 3y ago
  Oops sorry, fixed, thanks!
korse 3y ago
Targeted at nerds who ride motorcycles perhaps? Other than the Revzilla guys, what motorcycle tech/errata video channels do you recommend for the discerning and mature?