Bourke Engine
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@io9487 Wait till the fuel prices climb. THEN there will be a new attitude.
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I can see manufacturing cost being the problem. Almost no vibration, if counterbalanced properly. Very nice design.
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It looks like a standard boxer egnine to me, with an updated crankshaft.
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cool so you've taken the flat style piston engine (boxxer) and made it more complicated.
congratulations, you deserve a prize!
71 people have never seen a boxxer engine.
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It's hard to back up engine efficiency. This is still a reciprocating piston engine, and inherently loses more efficiency to friction than other Otto-cycle engines, such as the Wankel Rotary. The Scotch Yoke used to translate oscillation to rotation creates more friction and is a less reliable part than a conventional crankshaft. The problem inherent in all 2-stroke engines is their emission of unburnt fuel, reducing efficiency and increasing carbon and noise pollution levels.
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The weakness of this engine is excessive wear around the yoke portion, not fixable.
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Usually you have pistons going out at the same time for balance, but in 2 cycle your power strokes are staggered. Maytag model 72 had a 2 cycle engine where pistons fired same time ,but they were striving for vibration free operation more than staggered power strokes. I`v seen your setup in older refrigerator compressors
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Будет ужасная вибрация.Its only VIBRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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noone wants a gutless wonder. there are many factors to consider in an engine for a car... power to weight ratio, power to size ratio, power to fuel consumption (efficiency), production costs, reliability and repair costs.
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@Kalcijs777 more a V2 at 180°
it looks like it would cause excessive vibrations
coby4861 2 years ago 128
The oil companies dont care about efficiency of the engines used. In fact there were cars that had efficient engines like the audi A2 and the VW Lupo. Their production was stopped because there were not enough clients. The efficent engines exist, but noone buys them. Oil industry is not the enemy of efficient engines! It is THE CLIENT!
io9487 2 years ago 114