General rotary question
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General rotary question
Not sure when I thought of this, but how exactly does the rotary engine keep it's compression when the apex seals move over the spark plug gaps?
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but if the apex seal stops (or just goes slow) in the middle of this gap, it will lose all it's compression to the other side of the seal. I'm assuming this is less of an issue with higher RPMs then?
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The spark plug is much wider than the apex seal so if the seal stops over the plug you can lose compression. However, the period when the seal is over the plugs is probably less than a millisecond so there is virtually no time to lose compression through a very small gap.
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Originally posted by mgoddard1
The spark plug is much wider than the apex seal so if the seal stops over the plug you can lose compression. However, the period when the seal is over the plugs is probably less than a millisecond so there is virtually no time to lose compression through a very small gap.
The spark plug is much wider than the apex seal so if the seal stops over the plug you can lose compression. However, the period when the seal is over the plugs is probably less than a millisecond so there is virtually no time to lose compression through a very small gap.
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The seal does not simply rotate past the plugs. Its a eliptical rotation. Up and Down while going round and round. Also the volume of the spark plug holes is there during the intake cycle, so volume is not lost on the compression cycle
http://travel.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm
http://travel.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm
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Originally posted by Jinx099
Not sure when I thought of this, but how exactly does the rotary engine keep it's compression when the apex seals move over the spark plug gaps?
Not sure when I thought of this, but how exactly does the rotary engine keep it's compression when the apex seals move over the spark plug gaps?
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oops, triple post, server ain't working too well today, it gave me three errors in a row but posted the message each time.
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