Axial Engine Motion

[Aricsspace]

how can it be efficient while starting and stopping combustion just like any other slight modification of an otto cycle engine?

[jetcat98]

I've just got an old book from 1938 or earlier. It is called ' The Modern Diesel'. In it, amongst many diesel engines around at the time is a Dutch engine, a Hulsebos Hesselman. It runs on this exact principal. This was en engine in use at the time of publication, not a futuristic idea. I can't find any info about it on the 'net. The book is available on Amazon.

[vancouverbluz1]

This one sucks... Not efficient at all, look at all of that complexity.

[TABAGfrancis]

Please watch:

SUPER-EFFICIENT ENGINE Newest Design

[Nizmo27]

It looks like that engine can make lots of vibration at high speeds because ot the moving pattern it has...

[Tagard1995]

There is one of these in use as a generator. But what is the benefit? its a complex design.

[ZombieCyborgJesus]

@Tagard1995 This is definitely not a complex design. The type of axial engine featured in this video is the simplest of engineering concepts.

[magicmachine1]

Air conditioning compressor system.

[weetnietgeen]

very nice drawing and idea, but i dont think its very practical for use?

[Tagard1995]

interesting design but how would that standup to higher rpm and continual use?

[ZombieCyborgJesus]

@Tagard1995 The cylinders are obviously fired at a much higher rate.

[Tagard1995]

@ZombieCyborgJesus Ive already thaught of this. I know that with more cylinders less idle speed is needed. Im a mechanic. A v6 can idle at 750 yet a single cylinder runs at 1500-1750 idle.

[Bobcatharrier]

There was a company that triesd this AENG.....never got a working prototype but had nice pictures

[kameg13]

super.

how to start? how does the starter?

[crazyfvck]

Sort of a variant of the setup you find in certain AC compressors. Of course in that case, the pistons are being driven by the movement of the shaft.

[Dynamikester]

What programme did you use to animate this?

[red33410]

your spider will become legless in a matter of moments.

[molinobeer]

Haahahha.. true..

[red33410]

My point about becoming legless is that there are huge stresses associated with moving all that material in those odd directions. Sure, it's fun to watch from the perspective of a make-believe design-land environment, but making it become a reality may be asking too much!

[nemo1620]

Nice animation, but why not just mount the pistons radially around a rotating cam or flywheel?

[petem1989]

axial engines allow a much smaller profile but are longer, unlike radial engines which are short but wide. Depends on the space requirements of a given application I guess

[tommysbrowncaddy]

My caddy is cooler than this and it is brown!

[StickerMedia]

you designed this yourself?

this wears down in short time i think, unless you use a very good material..

bearings will break, steel wears.. hmm

the model of EICADBX is better i think..

[Centrifugalsparks]

ahh similar operation of a cross between a hydraulic motor and a sawzall mechanism