X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1026171 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:24:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.a1.61c9f339 (16100) for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:23:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mblk-d42 (mblk-d42.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.226]) by air-id11.mx.aol.com (v106.2) with ESMTP id MAILINID114-3ee442c2f53736; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:23:35 -0400 Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:23:35 -0400 Message-Id: <8C74AF72DADDB8E-6BC-142E8@mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com> From: wrjjrs@aol.com References: Received: from 66.127.99.234 by mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.226) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:23:35 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 1.1.0.12781 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Quasiturbine, the next rotary engine Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C74AF72D9F8D78_6BC_13378_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 205.188.212.226 ----------MailBlocks_8C74AF72D9F8D78_6BC_13378_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Rusty, I looked this over. While it is novel there are a ton of problems with the layout. Lots of little trapped volumes, many pivots to lube, Lack of easy sealing methods. You don't realize how truly inovative the original rotary was until you see the ideas that fail the test of time. People in engineering are always looking for the simpler way to make the same thing happen. Felix Wankel was one of the rare guys that actually did it! Bill Jepson -----Original Message----- From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:39:11 -0500 Subject: [FlyRotary] Quasiturbine, the next rotary engine Greetings, Someone just sent me this link for the howstuffworks site. This is a very cool idea, but years away from actual use it seems. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/quasiturbine.htm Rusty ----------MailBlocks_8C74AF72D9F8D78_6BC_13378_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Rusty, I looked this over. While it is novel there are a ton of problems with the layout. Lots of little trapped volumes, many pivots to lube, Lack of easy sealing methods. You don't realize how truly inovative the original rotary was until you see the ideas that fail the test of time. People in engineering are always looking for the simpler way to make the same thing happen. Felix Wankel was one of the rare guys that actually did it!
Bill Jepson
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:39:11 -0500
Subject: [FlyRotary] Quasiturbine, the next rotary engine

Greetings,
 
Someone just sent me this link for the howstuffworks site.  This is a very cool idea, but years away from actual use it seems. 
 
 
Rusty
----------MailBlocks_8C74AF72D9F8D78_6BC_13378_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com--