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Offline ironman

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Revolving cylinder engine
« on: July 20, 2012, 03:07:12 AM »
                    I made a video of a engine that was completed about four years ago. The idea for the engine came from a website that shows animated engines of all kinds to show how they work.  http://www.animatedengines.com/revcyl.html  I was so intrigued by it I had to build one.  About two years after it was completed I discovered Google patents and found out who built it and when, click onto the link to see the original  patent. http://www.google.com/patents?id=pvlZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=revolving+cylinder+steam+engine&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P4kHUJ74KMaYiAeT9tD7Aw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=SKjo4i6B_1I?[/youtube]
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Offline BillTodd

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 07:15:16 AM »
Nice :)

Beautifully build too  :headbang:
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Offline andyf

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2012, 07:47:32 AM »
Splendid  :clap:

It doesn't seem to vibrate while running, so you must have done some careful balancing. I'm surprised that the reciprocating piston doesn't make it jump around a bit.

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Offline Stilldrillin

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2012, 08:35:41 AM »
Now..... That's different!  :bugeye:

Love it! Well done!  :clap: :clap:

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2012, 10:35:04 AM »
I like that

  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for showing

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Offline ironman

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2012, 01:24:28 AM »
andyf   The piston does not reciprocate It is a very simple engine to look at but is very complex to design. Take a close look at the counterweight it is not big enough! When I run it faster than on the video it starts to jump around and when the counterweight is taken off it jumps all over the place! This engine is my all time favorite, I always love to see it run.
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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2012, 12:51:25 PM »
Nice one! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I can imagine the headache designing it just for the intake and exhaust flows and the valve timing :bow: :bow:

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Offline m_kilde

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2012, 01:51:09 PM »
Ironman

I too would like to pay my respect for that wonderful engine you have build.

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Offline Ross

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2012, 08:33:16 PM »
Wow that's a really clever design And build!
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Offline Chuck in E. TN

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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2012, 08:49:44 PM »
Ironman, that's an amazing engine, and beautifully built. Did you work out the design on your own from the animation, or did you have plans?
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Re: Revolving cylinder engine
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2012, 07:22:01 PM »
ooo nice
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