V4 air engine

A hand made V-4 oscillating compressed air engine.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• V4
• air
• engine

[radfordc]

It's purpose is to power a model boat using steam power.

[lasilva76]

Can you send me more informations? I like to make a similar model of this engine. Thank you very much.

[camiemengineer]

Hallo! when you say 2 to 3 psi I assume you mean 2 to 3 psi above atmospheric pressure .. approximately 16 to 17 psi absolute?

[gronki1]

That's a beautiful engine and seems to reach quite high rpm's. I've been planning to do something like this for a train model. I'm thinking about making the cylinders even smaller and try to make a V6. Have you measured the maximum rpms or how many watts of power your engine produces? Good luck with your boat!

[TEAMRR69]

by any chance would you be able to send me specs off that. sizes or drawings or anything you got would love to make one

[spinout182]

Beautiful build. It is very impressive that it runs on such low pressures.

[tubamanb]

@nolanpoepoe As any seventeen year old ought to know, a motor imparts motion,

where as an engine converts energy such as chemical to aerobic or mechanical energy.

This is a motor until connected to its power source. (Slightly archean definition)

[nolanpoepoe]

@tubamanb um, you don't know much, do you? it is a steam engine being run off of compressed air. steam ENGINE. you don't hear people talking about steam motors do you? lol....

[tubamanb]

.Please don't call this an engine. By definition it is a motor.

All I want to know is how much power does it make for a given pressure/ volume ?

These things could run hybrid cars/ motorcycles. (?)

Certainly has potential to be more efficient then electric.

[drew945101]

what do you do with it?