X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:16:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s12.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.87] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5735446 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:00:29 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.87; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from BLU0-SMTP119 ([65.55.116.72]) by blu0-omc3-s12.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:59:52 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [124.184.171.253] X-EIP: [i6Jihur4NISTRi9RYjo2zfzBnpKodCG1jnxMdv05jq0=] X-Originating-Email: [frederickmoreno@bigpond.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from Razzle ([124.184.171.253]) by BLU0-SMTP119.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:59:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:59:30 +0800 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; charset="iso-8859-1"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_6RMJSBX3LVC000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6295203) From: Frederick Moreno References: X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Re: [LML] Nutating-Disk-Engine X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Aug 2012 00:59:51.0384 (UTC) FILETIME=[C294B580:01CD864A] --------------Boundary-00=_6RMJSBX3LVC000000000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hope springs eternal. =0D =0D What most folks fail to understand is that modern engines arose from decades of infinite attention to detail: thousands of tiny, tiny improvements in materials (got to the the graphite crystal size and orientation right for the piston rings), manufacturing processes (alloy control, fabrication techniques, finishing) and testing with feedback (millions of customers racking up billions of hours of operation, and fie= ld results then used to guide further improvements) coupled with relentless competition. =0D =0D Any new engine has to take advantage of this information, AND overcome th= ose issues specific to a particular engine design. That requirement is a hug= e mountain to be hiked and it takes megabucks and many years. =0D =0D But still hope springs eternal. =0D =0D Fred=0D __________________________________________=0D =0D There are so many new ideas for engines to replace the good ole piston engine, but almost none of them ever make it into production. The ancien= t piston rules. Here is another one of those new engine ideas which seem t= o have several significant advantages over piston engines (No one usually lists the disadvantages). This one can be compression ignition, 2 to 4 times the power to weight, multifuel including JP8, more efficient, far l= ess vibration, less complex, and can be self supercharged. You are going to like this one.=0D =0D =0D http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Nutating-Disk-Engine-Delivers-H=0D --=0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_6RMJSBX3LVC000000000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hope springs eternal. 
 
What most folks fail to understand is that  modern engines= arose from decades of infinite attention to detail:  thousands of t= iny, tiny improvements in materials (got to the the graphite crystal size= and orientation right for the piston rings), manufacturing processes (al= loy control, fabrication techniques, finishing) and testing with feedback= (millions of customers racking up billions of hours of operation, and fi= eld results then used to guide further improvements) coupled with relentl= ess competition.
 
Any new engine has to take advantage of this information, AND overco= me those issues specific to a particular engine design.  That requir= ement is a huge mountain to be hiked and it takes megabucks and many year= s.
 
But still hope springs eternal.
 
Fred
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There are so many new ideas for engines to replace the good ole pist= on engine, but almost none of them ever make it into production. &nb= sp;The ancient piston rules.  Here is another one of those new = engine ideas which seem to have several significant advantages over pisto= n engines (No one usually lists the disadvantages).  This one c= an be compression ignition, 2 to 4 times the power to weight, multifuel i= ncluding JP8, more efficient, far less vibration, less complex, and can b= e self supercharged.  You are going to like this one.
 
 
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