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Looks interesting, but I'm guessing there is a lot of stress on the recipricator mechanism that the pushrods connect to, pushing against an incline to cause the
by Roboprog 12y ago
Looks interesting, but I'm guessing there is a lot of stress on the recipricator mechanism that the pushrods connect to, pushing against an incline to cause the output shaft to rotate.
- bri3d 12y agoI agree, but in a typical combustion engine there is also a comparable amount of stress on connecting rod bearings and the typical design of a crankshaft also puts a lot of side-force on the entire piston and rod assembly. I can't find enough information on their "reciprocator" to see how it differs from other swash/wobble-plate based axial engine designs.
- MadManE 12y agoYeah, I'd be interested in seeing a life expectancy for these. If they're really all that's being said, I'm hopeful for the future.
- ew6082 12y agoIt can be as beefy as it needs to be. There is no constraint there to limit the design. It is actually an extremely flexible concept from what I can tell. Need a longer stroke? Add more angle to wobbler. Need more Torque? Expand the wobbler diameter.
- MadManE 12y agoThere is a limit on the available angle that can be "wobbled". Once you exceed ~20 degrees IIRC, the displacements perpendicular to the stroke start causing problems. I think the more interesting interaction is between the number of pistons and the size of the pistons.