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you talk about the second video ive posted correct?Baluncore said:It is a single-shaft, gas turbine engine, with a hybrid combustor.
Air is compressed, then fuel is added,
that mix passes into a cyclic cylinder combustor, with spark-ignition,
energy is extracted by the piston, to the crankshaft and flywheel,
the exhaust drives the turbine, which is on the compressor shaft.
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Sorry for the very childish graphics, LOL. Here's the drawing I was talking about earlier.
The final question is:
in this setup, EXACTLY as shown in the drawing, without making any further modifications (except proper carburetion), and especially with no kind of intake valve (just a basic two-stroke engine), can it produce more horsepower compared to the same engine without a turbo?
(please read the specific texts in the drawing before and consider if turbocharger can really act like an ''equalizer'')
YES why?
NOT why?
The final question is:
in this setup, EXACTLY as shown in the drawing, without making any further modifications (except proper carburetion), and especially with no kind of intake valve (just a basic two-stroke engine), can it produce more horsepower compared to the same engine without a turbo?
(please read the specific texts in the drawing before and consider if turbocharger can really act like an ''equalizer'')
YES why?
NOT why?
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As a parallel to the spark-ignition, two-stroke hybrid engine, there is a fuel injected, two-stroke diesel hybrid.
The Napier Nomad, was a 12 cylinder two-stroke hybrid diesel, built and tested in the late 1940s. In that engine, a compressor and turbine surround the two-stroke piston engine. Without valves, the air inlet and exhaust ports were holes in the cylinder walls, covered and uncovered by the pistons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Nomad
The Napier Nomad, was a 12 cylinder two-stroke hybrid diesel, built and tested in the late 1940s. In that engine, a compressor and turbine surround the two-stroke piston engine. Without valves, the air inlet and exhaust ports were holes in the cylinder walls, covered and uncovered by the pistons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Nomad
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