I just thought of a very good use for this... a stirling engine has a return stroke, not a compression stroke... the heat transfer is continuous as such the faster you return the more efficient not to mention the increased power to weight ratio of spending a greater percentage of time in the drive stroke. also injecting the cold air faster will also grant improved efficiency.
you have no idea how glad I am to see you say that... virtualy NOONE these days can appreciate such corrections and sometimes I wonder if I am the only one who wants to be shown my mistakes. then again, making such an animation you are mechanicaly minded so maybe that is why, like me, you prefer correction over perpetual mistake no matter how small :)
@TAPriceCTR Some off these animations that I made are time consuming and difficult. My purpose is to educate young engineering students about mechanisms. Our generation did not have the luxury of Internet, YouTube and Flash animations. I wish we had. So while I do these animation unintended mistakes happen. I always take good and correct criticism with respect. Here is a saying that I like about good criticism.
"The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized."
@mekanizmalar "pin" should not have been in that sentence. time 1:10. she says that part freely slides as well, it does not. it is adjustable as mentioned at 3:30, if she made the animation she did it by someone elses instructions because if she understood the device she would not have made that mistake at 1:10.
@TAPriceCTR Now I see what you mean. I did the animation and my daughter did the talking. She is not in mechanics and she just fallowed my instructions. When I checked my notes, I see the subtle mistake I made that you mentioned. Thank you for clarifying it. I am glad that people like you pay close attention to minute details. Your help will be appreciated.
"pin" should not have been in that sentence, my mistake, it should have just said "the black link".
time 1:10. she says that part freely slides as well, it does not (only the pin attached to the gear slides freely in the red arm). it is adjustable as mentioned at 3:30, if she made the animation she did it by someone elses instructions because if she understood the device she would not have made that subtle mistake at 1:10.
@WalneyCol I hope you are not mixing Whithworth Slider-Crank mechanism which is also a quick return mechanism with Whitworth Quick Return mechanism. The second quick return mechanism is more complex then the first one and has many advantages. If you think the second mechanism is also very simple, than you have very good knowledge about this kind of mechanisms. These videos are prepared for the people who want to know more about mechanism and they do not have as much knowledge as you have.
@mekanizmalar I concede that I'm probably not your target audience. But I was first introduced to this mechanism several decades ago and it was in the form of a wooden model that was passed around a group of apprentice engineers for inspection. And all I was trying to get across is that 60 seconds worth of watching a real 3D model taught me more and confused me less than watching several viewings of this elaborate animation and explanation did. There's just something about real live models....
@WalneySkyland I agree with you hundred percent. Nothing replaces inspecting a real model of a mechanism. Since we can't distribute a real model all around the world, the next best thing is 3D visualization of the mechanism. Unfortunately I do not have any software where I can create 3D animations. This is the next thing in my to do list.
I just thought of a very good use for this... a stirling engine has a return stroke, not a compression stroke... the heat transfer is continuous as such the faster you return the more efficient not to mention the increased power to weight ratio of spending a greater percentage of time in the drive stroke. also injecting the cold air faster will also grant improved efficiency.
TAPriceCTR 2 months ago
Seems very open to suggestion. Thats a good gesture. Wow only 6 people bothered to click" like" but 15 commented. Like your postings, I do.
newage4energy 6 months ago
you have no idea how glad I am to see you say that... virtualy NOONE these days can appreciate such corrections and sometimes I wonder if I am the only one who wants to be shown my mistakes. then again, making such an animation you are mechanicaly minded so maybe that is why, like me, you prefer correction over perpetual mistake no matter how small :)
TAPriceCTR 8 months ago 3
@TAPriceCTR Some off these animations that I made are time consuming and difficult. My purpose is to educate young engineering students about mechanisms. Our generation did not have the luxury of Internet, YouTube and Flash animations. I wish we had. So while I do these animation unintended mistakes happen. I always take good and correct criticism with respect. Here is a saying that I like about good criticism.
"The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized."
mekanizmalar 8 months ago
the black pin link is not sliding, it is fixed in the red arm.
TAPriceCTR 8 months ago
@TAPriceCTR The black pin is a shaft that the red arm rotates around it.
mekanizmalar 8 months ago
@mekanizmalar "pin" should not have been in that sentence. time 1:10. she says that part freely slides as well, it does not. it is adjustable as mentioned at 3:30, if she made the animation she did it by someone elses instructions because if she understood the device she would not have made that mistake at 1:10.
TAPriceCTR 8 months ago
@TAPriceCTR Now I see what you mean. I did the animation and my daughter did the talking. She is not in mechanics and she just fallowed my instructions. When I checked my notes, I see the subtle mistake I made that you mentioned. Thank you for clarifying it. I am glad that people like you pay close attention to minute details. Your help will be appreciated.
mekanizmalar 8 months ago
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TAPriceCTR 8 months ago
@mekanizmalar
"pin" should not have been in that sentence, my mistake, it should have just said "the black link".
time 1:10. she says that part freely slides as well, it does not (only the pin attached to the gear slides freely in the red arm). it is adjustable as mentioned at 3:30, if she made the animation she did it by someone elses instructions because if she understood the device she would not have made that subtle mistake at 1:10.
TAPriceCTR 8 months ago
that's arguable the most confusing illustration of this simple mechanism I've ever seen
WalneyCol 9 months ago
@WalneyCol I hope you are not mixing Whithworth Slider-Crank mechanism which is also a quick return mechanism with Whitworth Quick Return mechanism. The second quick return mechanism is more complex then the first one and has many advantages. If you think the second mechanism is also very simple, than you have very good knowledge about this kind of mechanisms. These videos are prepared for the people who want to know more about mechanism and they do not have as much knowledge as you have.
mekanizmalar 9 months ago
Thank you CRMF1.
mekanizmalar 11 months ago
@mekanizmalar I concede that I'm probably not your target audience. But I was first introduced to this mechanism several decades ago and it was in the form of a wooden model that was passed around a group of apprentice engineers for inspection. And all I was trying to get across is that 60 seconds worth of watching a real 3D model taught me more and confused me less than watching several viewings of this elaborate animation and explanation did. There's just something about real live models....
WalneySkyland 9 months ago
@WalneySkyland I agree with you hundred percent. Nothing replaces inspecting a real model of a mechanism. Since we can't distribute a real model all around the world, the next best thing is 3D visualization of the mechanism. Unfortunately I do not have any software where I can create 3D animations. This is the next thing in my to do list.
mekanizmalar 9 months ago
@mekanizmalar Good luck with the 3D animations. It would certainly have helped with a mechanism like this.
WalneySkyland 9 months ago
very nice explanation! :)
CRMF1 11 months ago