Hi everyone, just ran into this website of the American Foundry Society - http://www.afsinc.org/ I wonder if there are other similar websites for other ...
I saw a model aero engine a few years back in Birmingham, UK: http://tinyurl.com/n7meb This I think has a rotating liner. It's a few inches end to end. Jordan...
You'd have to wonder if the increase in complexity is worth the claimed advantages ?? Many diesel truck engines can easily exceed 1,000,000 miles between ...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 1, 2006 11:25 pm
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... I think that might be one of these: http://www.rcvengines.com/ so, rotating sleeve, but combined with Aspin type valve; ...
... There are a few rotating liner engines turning up recently, my question would be : how have they overcome the wear problems that killed the design off 50...
Ian
iwd@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:51 pm
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... I'm confused - there appears to be a cut down propeller bolted to the top of the cylinder ?? Cheers IAN See www.drysdalev8.com for : - Drysdale 750-V8...
Ian
iwd@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:53 pm
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... OK - they do run the prop off the top of the cylinder !! Trick. Cheers IAN See www.drysdalev8.com for : - Drysdale 750-V8 Sports & 1000-V8 Cruiser -...
Ian
iwd@...
Aug 2, 2006 3:01 pm
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I can see poppet valves in there ? So not aspin type ? Some sort of ohc operated by a disc cam ? ... From: Guy Hockley <guy.hockley@...> To:...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 2, 2006 10:26 pm
12205
... ( although "sneaking up" is a relative term in a machine equipped with a 20 litre engine with open exhausts ), ... You lost a bank of cylinders Ian ? ...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 2, 2006 10:28 pm
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I saw and heard a Sea Fury, painted in Canadian WWII colors, many years ago at Oskosh. The owner said it was an FB 11 model. The Reno air races, in 1999, had...
... With the same issue of oil-wetted surfaces exposed to combustion flame. I heard that Nimbus had a prototype 4 cyl engine with rotary valve head made of...
Where are you going to find someone to maintain a sleeve valve Napier Sabre engine these days ??? 3350s are a dime-a-dozen (well, by comparison) and the...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:02 am
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Anyone else getting these pesky messages ? ... From: donotreply@... To: RohanB <newboltz333@...> Subject: Access Denied Date: Thursday,...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:04 am
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About 30 years ago when I lived in New Jersey, a neighbor's father had a Willys Knight automobile. It had a 4-cylinder sleeve valve motor. I think it was...
... There never were many Napier or Bristol sleeve valve engines to start with, and other than a few odd Canadian planes, none on this side of the Atlantic....
... Yep - got 3 in one hit - yet they all posted OK ? Cheers IAN See www.drysdalev8.com for : - Drysdale 750-V8 Sports & 1000-V8 Cruiser - DRYVTECH 2x2x2...
Ian
iwd@...
Aug 3, 2006 3:56 am
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These airplanes run in the "UNLIMITED" class which means that anything goes. You can even design and build a completely new aircraft and run it. Daryl...
<http://www.rcvengines.com/pdf_files/58cd%20exploded%20view%20and%20spares.p df> Mmmm, what I thought looked like a poppet valve is the top of the cylinder ...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 4, 2006 2:17 am
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FIRST: Yeah, I know; this has little-to-nothing to do with motorcycle engines DIRECTLY, but indirectly, I need to know for my homemade 3-wheeled ...
Power = Force x Speed. The force (or drag) in this case is assumed to be constant, so power is proportional to speed, i.e. double the speed and the same drag ...
Don't forget that cars have 4 wheels and motorcycles 2. (doh !) So you can halve the numbers quoted already... And wide tyres consume more power than narrow...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 4, 2006 10:41 pm
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... Good Aussie engine! The RLE's spinning sleeve must have some effect on piston/ring wear you'd think, but the lack of reciprocating parts in the valve train...
I've been playing with figures for my own bike, a YZF1000 Thunderace, and came up with this, based on:- Total weight with rider 648 lb (claimed dry weight +...
Yep, several of us. Refer to "Acess Denied" thread here a few days ago... Doesn't look Yahoo to me - its not every time. ... From: nikyzf...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 5, 2006 1:19 am
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Hi Otto, Where did you get that coefficient of 0.015 from (CRF) ? It gives numbers somewhat low for your bike ? If cars had the same CRF, then bikes...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Aug 5, 2006 1:37 am
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This month's Performance Bikes has some coast down figures. 160 to 100 mph BMW K1200S Deceleration 2.32 m/s2 Weight 255+102Kg Drag 829.55N equivalent to 96.5hp...
I took the typical car figure from the How Stuff Works article. A long time ago (70s), I saw a figure of 0.019 for bikes, but without any detail to support it....
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