[dr kingston]

Hi All,
The image shows an internal combustion engine that can function in many modes. Do you guys know of anybody that would be interested in building a prototype to test it's potential.

Dale. K

[Stepper Monkey]

That looks really interesting, but by "prototyping" do you mean in full scale? It would be a bit too much of a pain in the ass to do the forced induction on a smaller scale model I would think.
What is in it internally, do you have a cutaway view? If it is rotary what do you think the tip seals could be made from that would hold up - that we could get hold of or be capable to machine? Especially with forced induction.
I am VERY glad to see an interesting topic to discuss as opposed to the water engine crap. That much stupid was making my brain hurt. This however, looks like fun!

[dr kingston]

Hi Stepper Monkey,
I have an animation of this engine which was made a few years ago but I can send you a cutaway view.
The seals in this engine are similar to wankel but side seals are different.
The forced induction is for show really. This engine would be multi rotor with all rotors running independently of each other. The rotors are concentric and the only thing that touches the housing are the seals.
Regards Dale

[WARIEL]

what do you mean by function in many modes?

interesting none the less

[stevehuckss396]

Make it a group project. Everybody make one part and send them in to be assembled.

I don't have any CNC machines yet, but would be willing to make some of the less complicated parts.

[dr kingston]

This engine can be a single rotor with half of the rotor running on petrol and the other half on high pressure steam generated from the exhaust system or one half of the rotor on petrol and the other half on ethanol etc. With a multi rotor engine one rotor is fixed to the output shaft but the other rotors run as independant of the output shaft and they only run on demand. In standby mode these rotors can idle or be stopped. They will start automatically.

[WARIEL]

I Guess I Would Have To See The Inside

What Makes The Idle Rotors Start A Govenor Or Electrical?
Will These Start On Load Or Manualy Actuated?