Geometric shape of the rotor housing

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08-05-06, 07:52 AM

vspecpgt

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Geometric shape of the rotor housing

Anyone know the exact geometric shape of the rotor housing? I forget the exact name, and I wanted to take an old rotor housing into class to show the geometry students.

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08-05-06, 10:59 AM

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he there little rotary buddy its called an epitrochoid

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08-05-06, 01:31 PM

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Isn't it a "petrichoid"

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08-06-06, 01:39 PM

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peritrochoid is what your after

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08-06-06, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by apexkw

he there little rotary buddy its called an epitrochoid

+1 http://auto.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm

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