Anthony Nardi the inventor contacted me and asked that I study the design and test. The likely implausibility of the design sparked my interest and I dove in. It took me hours on the phone with schematic in hand to finally grasp the counter intuitive forces at work in the machine. The only drawback is the possibilty of the virtual pistons falling out of position when stopped. I solved this with a pressure plate that lifts when steam pressure is applied.
Took me hours of discussion and studying the diagrams and drawings. Those star shaped pistons don't actually ever touch the triangle pieces on the sides. Don't think gears, think velocity, centrifugal, pressure articulation, and momentum. The sound you hear is just steam admission and exhaust. Its not metal to metal sounds.
Where did you find the design for this?
sneakmysnake 1 year ago
@sneakmysnake
Anthony Nardi the inventor contacted me and asked that I study the design and test. The likely implausibility of the design sparked my interest and I dove in. It took me hours on the phone with schematic in hand to finally grasp the counter intuitive forces at work in the machine. The only drawback is the possibilty of the virtual pistons falling out of position when stopped. I solved this with a pressure plate that lifts when steam pressure is applied.
LynxSteam 1 year ago
i wonder what kind of belt you could use that the steam wont cause to fall apart
timelesstruths 1 year ago
Now that's different.
I need time to wrap my head around this idea of movement.
9887663 1 year ago
@9887663
Took me hours of discussion and studying the diagrams and drawings. Those star shaped pistons don't actually ever touch the triangle pieces on the sides. Don't think gears, think velocity, centrifugal, pressure articulation, and momentum. The sound you hear is just steam admission and exhaust. Its not metal to metal sounds.
LynxSteam 1 year ago