New Rotor technology
#201
[QUOTE=pmr eng;8751174]Interesting you say that, I was in the gym earlier today and I was curling 45kg (100lbs) dumbells and they seemed kinda light because I managed to do 10 reps in each arm. Maybe that's the reason why I perceive 3lbs to not be a vast amount
That just means you have a very very small dick.
If you don't think 3lbs or even 1lb per rotor is alot of weight savings on the engine internals then you are in the wrong forum. Why do you think all the piston racers are using alluminum pistons for years and years and years now? Must be because they look nicer ehh? Go take another steroid.
That just means you have a very very small dick.
If you don't think 3lbs or even 1lb per rotor is alot of weight savings on the engine internals then you are in the wrong forum. Why do you think all the piston racers are using alluminum pistons for years and years and years now? Must be because they look nicer ehh? Go take another steroid.
#202
You are not correct!
If the 10lbs rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced and the 7lbs aluminum rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced wouldn't forces be the same, they are both counterbalanced?
The force should be theoretically zero!!!
The only force acting on the bearing is the combustion force/pressure
Originally Posted by proz07
LOL wow are you serious! aperantly you have no idea
Next time show some respect!
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#205
Alex, E&J etc. I am very very proud of your amazing achievement, not only for ya'll personally but for the rotary community!! Congatulations guys, we need more folks like ya'll! Looking forward to seeing the great things the future holds if these are the kind of R&D/products we can expect from ya'll!
-J
#206
I'm not trying to bash the product, so don't accuse me of that.
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#208
Still missing it bud...... I'm done contributing in ruining this extremelly amazing thread by arguing with ignorant fools.
Alex, E&J etc. I am very very proud of your amazing achievement, not only for ya'll personally but for the rotary community!! Congatulations guys, we need more folks like ya'll! Looking forward to seeing the great things the future holds if these are the kind of R&D/products we can expect from ya'll!
-J
Alex, E&J etc. I am very very proud of your amazing achievement, not only for ya'll personally but for the rotary community!! Congatulations guys, we need more folks like ya'll! Looking forward to seeing the great things the future holds if these are the kind of R&D/products we can expect from ya'll!
-J
Basicaly YOU are the one that missing the point on what I said but anyway.
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#210
Very interesting project, I love seeing new technology being developed.
Has there been a stress analysis done to determine how much more material can be safely removed? Why did you choose to use 6061 instead of a stronger alloy in the 7000 series? Have you determined what sort of temperatures the rotor reaches and if a thermal barrier coating can be applied without cracking?
With the much higher thermal conductivity of aluminum, I'm sure that a simple machineable cooling passage could be designed to effectively cool the rotor enough for continuous use.
Has there been a stress analysis done to determine how much more material can be safely removed? Why did you choose to use 6061 instead of a stronger alloy in the 7000 series? Have you determined what sort of temperatures the rotor reaches and if a thermal barrier coating can be applied without cracking?
With the much higher thermal conductivity of aluminum, I'm sure that a simple machineable cooling passage could be designed to effectively cool the rotor enough for continuous use.
Last edited by DelSlow; 11-27-08 at 01:06 PM.
#211
Originally Posted by pmr eng
What's the force on the bearing gonna be if a 7lbs aluminium rotor is rotating at 10000rpm with the addition of the counterweight?
Rephrased
If a counterweight is used, what is the inertia force (the force of the spinning rotor) on the bearing going to be if the rotor's mass of 7lbs is rotating at 10000rpm?
#214
Regarding the bearings, isn't it true that because they are hydrodynamic, higher RPM = higher surface speed = better centering and better bearing performance?
In any case, 3lbs out of each rotor PLUS a matching amount of weight out of the counterbalance results in a huge drop in rotational inertia. This type of advancement is just nuts.
What would be really wild is if this material could be developed to a durability suitable for use on road courses and street driven vehicles.
Dave
In any case, 3lbs out of each rotor PLUS a matching amount of weight out of the counterbalance results in a huge drop in rotational inertia. This type of advancement is just nuts.
What would be really wild is if this material could be developed to a durability suitable for use on road courses and street driven vehicles.
Dave
#215
Hi,
You are not correct!
If the 10lbs rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced and the 7lbs aluminum rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced wouldn't forces be the same, they are both counterbalanced?
The force should be theoretically zero!!!
The only force acting on the bearing is the combustion force/pressure
I didn't appreciate your comment earlier
Next time show some respect!
You are not correct!
If the 10lbs rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced and the 7lbs aluminum rotor is spinning at 10000rpm and is counterbalanced wouldn't forces be the same, they are both counterbalanced?
The force should be theoretically zero!!!
The only force acting on the bearing is the combustion force/pressure
I didn't appreciate your comment earlier
Next time show some respect!
NEWTON's 3 laws of motion
I. Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.
II. The relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma. Acceleration and force are vectors (as indicated by their symbols being displayed in slant bold font); in this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of the acceleration vector.
III. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
now here we go for those slow learners. Yes what you said can be used but only on something that ONLY ROTATES like a flywheel. unfortunatly for you a rotary engine is still going off of real world physics. first off the rotary engine still has a STROKE even though the rotor rotates around it it still moves up and down just like a piston. that being true it must stop and then begining moving again in the oposite direction.
so rotor goes up then stops then down then stops yada yada through out the cycles.
now im going to through out some nice rounded numbers for ya to comprehend. lets say a stock rotor weighs 10 pounds and the lightened rotor weighs 7 pounds it does not take the same amount of energy to stop these two different weights. in fact id say it takes 30% less energy to reverse the acceleration of the lightened rotor. now take that 30% and put it into RPM's and you can now rev that engine 30% higher, before it has the same force on it that it would have had with the stock rotor. so there is 30% less force acting on the bearing, of course then in addition to the "combustion".
hope i got that close enough for ya if you still dont understand i can not help you anylonger and you need to seek help elsewhere. thank you come again
z
oh and sorry to the lopez crew for cluttering your thread. you guys do nice work i always wanna see more.
Last edited by proz07; 11-28-08 at 09:19 AM.
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#221
A/R completely different scenerio
#222
Regarding the bearings, isn't it true that because they are hydrodynamic, higher RPM = higher surface speed = better centering and better bearing performance?
It would start with low vibration, as the speed increases the vibration amplitude would be enormous (the hi=uge vibration is the components resonance - whatever frequency that maybe), then reduces once again and plateau's
Eventually it will destroy itself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonance
In any case, 3lbs out of each rotor PLUS a matching amount of weight out of the counterbalance results in a huge drop in rotational inertia. This type of advancement is just nuts.
Force = mass*e(distance from the centre of rotation to centre of mass)* angular velocity^2 (rotational speed omega squared (rad/s))
#223
Ok guys enough with the physics and mechanical engineering mumbo jumbo that you guys are cluttering this thread up with. The only thing you need to know at the moment is that these rotors are going to take the rotary to the next level.
#224
now here we go for those slow learners. Yes what you said can be used but only on something that ONLY ROTATES like a flywheel. unfortunatly for you a rotary engine is still going off of real world physics. first off the rotary engine still has a STROKE even though the rotor rotates around it it still moves up and down just like a piston. that being true it must stop and then begining moving again in the oposite direction.so rotor goes up then stops then down then stops yada yada through out the cycles.
A rotor spins, it has no reciprocating mass only rotating mass
now im going to through out some nice rounded numbers for ya to comprehend. lets say a stock rotor weighs 10 pounds and the lightened rotor weighs 7 pounds it does not take the same amount of energy to stop these two different weights. in fact id say it takes 30% less energy to reverse the acceleration of the lightened rotor. now take that 30% and put it into RPM's and you can now rev that engine 30% higher, before it has the same force on it that it would have had with the stock rotor. so there is 30% less force acting on the bearing, of course then in addition to the "combustion".
Last edited by pmr eng; 11-28-08 at 11:33 PM.
#225
why hasn't mazda done this?
one would think that they would have checked into this a long time ago --if not for their street cars, definitely for their race cars-- several years ago with the hundreds of millions of dollars they have invested in rotaries over the last 30 years.
anyone have any input on this?
one would think that they would have checked into this a long time ago --if not for their street cars, definitely for their race cars-- several years ago with the hundreds of millions of dollars they have invested in rotaries over the last 30 years.
anyone have any input on this?