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Was the camera invented about the same time?
homskoult 8 months ago
... i think it works near as like those flammenfresser engines... torque developes when cooling gasses in the cylinder contract- thus pull down upon the ratchet bar- transferring torque to the flywheel for sustainability and the flame/heat drawing cycle whereas it 'flings' the piston/ratchet upwards to initiate the contraction cycle... Those 'flammenfressers'(flame-licker) engines are cool too... Don't underestimate the power in these older engines! Speed wasn't the intent- torque was...
SittingMooseShaman 1 year ago
Google Otto Langren engine and there is a link to one in a Paris exhibit that explains the operation. I studied it an still didn't get it. Apparently a 3HP enigine is huge and very inefficient compared to engines today.
Dwhee18216 1 year ago
Nice- but could you reflim it in 2010 and get it in focus? Great subject, great close ups, just can't see anything cause its out of focus! Thank You
Trailltrader 2 years ago 2
wuhahaha!!
JayJayChaCha 1 year ago
These things were made to run on wood gas or coal gas, not pure hydrogen. The original one at Deutz is plumbed into a system which mixes methane, carbon monoxide and hydrogen- a so-called "Manufactured Gas" which is a suitable substitute.
douro20 2 years ago
I'm having trouble even wrapping my head around what's even happening. Are there any pictures and explanations of the the action of the engine? Like I have no idea what is happening when that notched bar ratchets down and then is driven back up.
FusilliJerry82 2 years ago
These engines were called in Germany "Flugkolbenmotor" , something like "the flying piston engine". One of 1. combust. engines ever.
They had no crankshaft. Pist.+toothrod=1piece. Pist. was fired up free, no contakt to other mech. only when fall.down your "headwrapping" (lol) mech. caught it and forced the falling pist. to change its gravity power into turn. pow. to the flywheel shaft.
Was done so to beware this beauty. mech. from power pitch due to the combustion.
Regards
XELA2T 1 year ago
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@FusilliJerry82 These engines were called in Germany "Flugkolbenmotor" , something like "the flying piston engine". One of 1. combust. engines ever.
They had no crankshaft. Pist.+toothrod=1piece. Pist. was fired up free, no contakt to other mech. only when fall.down your "headwrapping" (lol) mech. caught it and forced the falling pist. to change its gravity power into turn. pow. to the flywheel shaft.
Was done so to beware this beauty. mech. from power pitch due to the combustion.
Regards
XELA2T 1 year ago
@FusilliJerry82
The expanded description of this video has a web page link with more details about its history and operation
wgrenning 1 year ago
@FusilliJerry82 basically the fuel burns and drives the piston up, the weight of the piston stalls it. When the piston starts it's free fall down the ratchet engages and turns the fly wheel. The piston is only engaged into the crank when a power stroke is needed, otherwise the flywheel spins without the drag of the piston moving up and down.
Polybun 1 year ago
super!!!
carabandunga 4 years ago
Is that Rough and Tumbles Engineer's engine house?
DodgeDyke 4 years ago
Yes !
wgrenning 4 years ago
Ha ha I knew it!! Awesome!
DodgeDyke 4 years ago
Awesome engine!! Thanks for sharing.
pileofiron 4 years ago