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Building a rotary piston engine
The basic theory of the Rotary Piston Engine:- TommeyLReed
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Building a rotary piston engine
This is the 6" Rotary Piston Engine Housing... 9" x 10" x 2.5"- TommeyLReed
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Building a rotary piston engine
This project is a basic 6 inch rotary piston engine. The rotary engine project is to build a external combustion chamber that will redirect the expanding heat into a rotor housing and turn a rotor with a single piston vane 340 degrees to the exhaust port. The basic piston,rod and crank...- TommeyLReed
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
We'll maybe I jumped the gun...I get a lot of heat on my projects and looking for more efficient engines...I'm sorry if I called you out...maybe I need a break. Working on all the calculation for a gaslline version of the Rotary Piston Engine can get to anyone, I'm studying a great book on...- TommeyLReed
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
xxChrisxx, I have this rant with you, calling me a scammer... Who the hell do you think you are? I find that most Engineers milk people for more money then ever before. The Chevy Volt is just one of a true scams, and thosands more out there. Just shows how you guys will say anything...- TommeyLReed
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
"Just wanted to check that I can plug in 700 X 746 = 522 kW for the big truck's engine and this would be an accurate answer. Any problems here?" 700hp will produce about 350kw, not 522kw!- TommeyLReed
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
XXChrisxx, So your saying that 5 mechanical horse power will produce 3.7 kw? 745.7*5=3728.5 watts.. Please explain yourself, and why you think you can create this electrical energy without a loss. You will have a mechanical loss, due to friction, heat loss and constant load on the...- TommeyLReed
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks
Not so fast, Its true that 745.7 watts= 1 electrical hp, but when taking mechanical work and converting into electrical output you have a waste. Most engines need to run at a 3600 rpm's (60hz) for a single phase generator, this is also the wasted energy to keep the rpm's at a constant. A...- TommeyLReed
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering