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Title: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: ironman 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]

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: BillTodd on July 20, 2012, 07:15:16 AM

Nice :)

Beautifully build too  :headbang:

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: andyf 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.

Andy

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: Stilldrillin on July 20, 2012, 08:35:41 AM

Now..... That's different!  :bugeye:

Love it! Well done!  :clap: :clap:

David D

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: sbwhart on July 20, 2012, 10:35:04 AM

I like that

  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for showing

Stew

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: ironman 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.

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: AndyB 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:

Andy

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: m_kilde on July 25, 2012, 01:51:09 PM

Ironman

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

 :bow:

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: Ross on August 31, 2012, 08:33:16 PM

Wow that's a really clever design And build!

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: Chuck in E. TN 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?
Chuck

Title: Re: Revolving cylinder engine
Post by: krv3000 on September 01, 2012, 07:22:01 PM

ooo nice