Runs great ! The Shop Wisdom Of Philip Duclos, from The Home Shop Machinist, 1991, its a good book, lots of interesting engines and machining ideas with plenty o pictures and drawings. You see quite a few engines from his book on display at the various engineering shows like Cabin Fever Expo;
This video introduced me to a new (relatively speaking) type of engine which I never knew before. A Wikipedia search has given me the idea why it is called as "Hit and miss". It seems like they can be used as range extenders for plug-in hybrid vehicles, where the engine runs a generator and does not drive the car directly. It seems that such a setup would be simpler to cool and air cooling would be sufficient. I still don't know why this design is not reconsidered for use in the automotive industry.
It's practically ancient, thats why. You could do the same thing with electronics if you wanted to, but engines have gotten so much more efficient what's the point?
Runs great ! The Shop Wisdom Of Philip Duclos, from The Home Shop Machinist, 1991, its a good book, lots of interesting engines and machining ideas with plenty o pictures and drawings. You see quite a few engines from his book on display at the various engineering shows like Cabin Fever Expo;
This video introduced me to a new (relatively speaking) type of engine which I never knew before. A Wikipedia search has given me the idea why it is called as "Hit and miss". It seems like they can be used as range extenders for plug-in hybrid vehicles, where the engine runs a generator and does not drive the car directly. It seems that such a setup would be simpler to cool and air cooling would be sufficient. I still don't know why this design is not reconsidered for use in the automotive industry.
It's practically ancient, thats why. You could do the same thing with electronics if you wanted to, but engines have gotten so much more efficient what's the point?
This is sure different!
as sometime also can be gyroscope self balancing motorcycle
I wonder what the max efficiency is of a hit & miss design. I know they have been in use for decades on donkey engines pumping oil.