[MV] Wankel rules
Raimondo L. Torelli (thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it)
Mon, 17 May 1999 11:36:03 +0200
At 08.06 17/05/99 -0700, Steve wrote:
>The Deltic is a two-stroke diesel engine which has three long cylinders
>positioned
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are *two* pistons, head-to-head, that move >back and forth together but
with one lagging behind the other. There are >no valves but one cylinder
periodically covers the inlet port and the >other the exhaust port.
>
>Operation is that one piston uncovers the inlet port when the other
>piston is at top and the fuel/air mixture is blown/drawn into the
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>cylinder. The inlet piston is then driven down to compress the mixture
>which ignites, driving the exhaust piston down until it uncovers the
Each cylinder is arranged such that it operates one
>third of a cycle away from the other two to give continuity of function
>to its partners.
>
>OK, that is one section through the engine, and there are a total of
>eight similar sections, making a total of 24 cylinders giving
>near-continuous power output.
>
>Impressive, huh?
>
>--
>Steve Somers
May 17 1999
Hi Steve!
Yes! Impressive!
At first glance I had the feeling that you were not describing an engine
but a... Gatling Gun (or Vulcan, if you prefer!).
Regards,
Raimondo - M.V.P.A.
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