7 STRANGEST New Engines

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  • Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
  • Sources & Credits:
    7. VC Turbo
    www.infiniti.ca/en/future-veh...
    6. Circle Cycle
    www.circlecycleice.com/
    5. Quasiturbine
    quasiturbine.promci.qc.ca/
    • 2006 Quasiturbine Hand...
    4. X3 Thruster
    pepl.engin.umich.edu/project/x...
    phys.org/news/2018-02-x3-ion-...
    3. Skyactiv-X
    www2.mazda.com/en/next-generat...
    2. Achates 2.7L
    achatespower.com/news/achates-...
    achatespower.com/our-formula/o...
    1. Liquid Piston
    liquidpiston.com/technology/ho...
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    "Ambient Music" By MasterMusic
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  • @Robb403
    @Robb403 5 років тому +2843

    The dreams of engineers are often the nightmares of the mechanics who have to service them.

    • @Rsenior1981
      @Rsenior1981 5 років тому +181

      There are too few of us engineers that actually wrench ourselves, so you're right, serviceability is almost always thought of last. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to ever change.

    • @alanwelch8545
      @alanwelch8545 5 років тому +62

      Brilliant observation. So true.
      This is also making many vehicles a major cost liability once out of warranty for the average Joe.

    • @generalkayoss7347
      @generalkayoss7347 5 років тому +96

      Most of the engineers coming out of college today couldn't engineer themselves out of a wet paper bag.

    • @22kpar1xcyberdyne9
      @22kpar1xcyberdyne9 5 років тому +100

      @@Rsenior1981 all we could ask for is a minimum of 6 inches all around the engine to access nuts and bolts, without the need to remove a cab or pull major components to access a few 10mm bolts. Lol.

    • @TheDevonParker
      @TheDevonParker 5 років тому +48

      @@generalkayoss7347 Why engineer yourself out of a wet paper bag when you could just engineer an entirely different container to begin with?

  • @grizzc9127
    @grizzc9127 5 років тому +481

    I really like it when the thumbnail is in the video nice job

    • @andyka591
      @andyka591 5 років тому +12

      No clickbait👍👍👍

    • @isaacodegard740
      @isaacodegard740 5 років тому

      Then you should check out my new channel I made @Noarth Creations, I have my new and first video out "making leather knife sheath". I would appreciate the support!

    • @hurakagame9195
      @hurakagame9195 5 років тому

      #truth 💯

    • @cjeam9199
      @cjeam9199 4 роки тому +1

      Feels like a low bar. It used to _always_ be like that because you couldn’t do it another way.

    • @T--fw6fq
      @T--fw6fq 4 роки тому

      same

  • @GWhoves
    @GWhoves 2 роки тому +22

    the major benefit of the Liquid Piston engine when it comes to Rotary type engines is that they have managed to get rid of the Apex points, which is a major issue for Rotary Mazda owners. By getting rid of them, they can increase the efficiency and power of the block.

    • @Alexio.-
      @Alexio.- 2 роки тому +6

      It seems that there's still Apex points, just on the other side, the 3 sharp edges, but it also looks like in this design they will wear slower than a regular rotary.

    • @JordonPatrickMears11211988
      @JordonPatrickMears11211988 2 роки тому

      Hows the oil consumption going to be though? Lol

    • @SpadeNya
      @SpadeNya 2 роки тому +1

      @@JordonPatrickMears11211988 seeing the clip of the chainsaw makes me wonder if it's a straight 2 stroke. 😂

    • @tadwyn
      @tadwyn 2 роки тому +1

      Mazda has pretty well fixed the apex points in its latest engines.

  • @jaakkopontinen
    @jaakkopontinen 5 років тому +2

    Good content. Thank you. So little filler and healthy scepticism with a chuckle even! :D Love it! +++

  • @robbyschemonia3089
    @robbyschemonia3089 5 років тому +526

    Quasi-turbine, spends $86,000 on machining internals, spends $7.95 on plumbing fittings to pipe it up...

    • @leneanderthalien
      @leneanderthalien 5 років тому +22

      the quasi turbine never works as combustion engine, only blow with steam or compressed air: this engine as far to much friction losses...

    • @brianevans1946
      @brianevans1946 5 років тому +32

      And therefore it is a motor and not an engine...

    • @alexscarborough6263
      @alexscarborough6263 5 років тому +2

      @Coalicious more like 800

    • @leneanderthalien
      @leneanderthalien 5 років тому +11

      @@brianevans1946 the non sense differenciation between engine or motor exists only in english, in all other languages it's only motor

    • @Bartonovich52
      @Bartonovich52 5 років тому +8

      @Brian Evans.
      No... it’s an engine.
      It turns heat into mechanical motion... the very definition of an engine.
      A steam engine is still an engine.
      A turbine engine is still an engine. A pneumatic engine is still an engine. Feel the discharge air... it’s cold.

  • @williamgilchrist8577
    @williamgilchrist8577 2 роки тому +7

    I did enjoy the video. The engines shown in the video were definitely strange. I would have liked to have seen more information about the engines. All in all, very informative.

  • @ArcturanMegadonkey
    @ArcturanMegadonkey 3 роки тому +4

    I remember reading about the quasiturbine back in the late 80's in 'Motorcycle news' here in the UK.
    30 years later it's still being tried...

  • @tautliners
    @tautliners 5 років тому +16

    Go over a bump with No 6 Circle Cycle and everything will go with a mighty Bang !.
    All clever stuff though.

  • @guinefortCH
    @guinefortCH 5 років тому +53

    Wow, the cycle engine! I thought several times about a similiar concept with magnets. But I am not an engineer. :p

    • @migfredcastillo3706
      @migfredcastillo3706 3 роки тому +11

      You're an engineer if you make it happen and it works. Maybe not an engineer on paper but who cares about that. Hopefully you try it someday. 👍

    • @lostpockets2227
      @lostpockets2227 3 роки тому

      @@migfredcastillo3706 thx

  • @BrandMalone24
    @BrandMalone24 5 років тому +7

    Thanks for the video bud, lmao at the way you laughed at the name liquid piston, took me a minute to get that.

  • @fartquad326
    @fartquad326 3 роки тому

    Hey man, love the video! Quick, to the point, informative.

  • @edwardoavila7666
    @edwardoavila7666 3 роки тому +7

    that circle cycle motor had me on the edge of my seat lol

  • @neilwilkinson6505
    @neilwilkinson6505 5 років тому +55

    #5 Quasiturbine - This is very similar to a concept put forward in the early 1970s by the Rotarymotive Developments group in New Zealand. RMD was engaged in exploring various rotary concepts, many of them developed from inventions of Mr Hamilton Walker. Most of his patented concepts were based on an oval piston or stator as in this engine. This particular geometry - using a lozenging rhomboid piston - can provide consistent seal engagement between the stator and pistons but that is about all it has going for it. Otherwise it has most of the shortcomings of the common Wankel with high surface to volume, even more complex sealing grid, plus a few extras such as the varying angular velocity of the drive shaft (or the need to add a differential mechanism to take out the hunting of opposite piston pairs) and high mechanical forces at the seals which have to drive the inertia forces as the pistons rock back and forth...........9 out of 10 for complexity

    • @p.chakraborty4453
      @p.chakraborty4453 3 роки тому +3

      Even problematic will be to design it's intake and exhaust , along with cooling systems.

    • @p.chakraborty4453
      @p.chakraborty4453 3 роки тому

      @@aravindb8232 eh?

    • @cosmicturban2797
      @cosmicturban2797 2 роки тому +1

      Interesting take. Appearing akin to a square rotary engine, it is my personal opinion that this design should be referred to colloquially as the scrotory engine. Partly because of the s denoting the squared-off look but also partly because it sounds like scrotum and I'm immature so that's funny to me.

    • @p.chakraborty4453
      @p.chakraborty4453 2 роки тому

      @@cosmicturban2797 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jeanphilippepoirier6130
      @jeanphilippepoirier6130 2 роки тому +2

      This engine has no vibration! It is also a detonation engine opposed to deflagration engine (your regular petrol engine). I wish there would be more development on this engine.

  • @treatb09
    @treatb09 3 роки тому +7

    the second one is really interesting. it has issues though. it'd cost a lot to manufacture and build. alignment of the chamber and piston would present great challenges for companies to be consistent. it however, looks like it'd rev extremely efficiently. especially since it combines the physics of a fly wheel into a crank shaft. but one misalignment of the piston or chamber and the thing will explode. damaging the entire engine, while most issues with normal engines are fairly salvageable.

  • @adamschultz7127
    @adamschultz7127 5 років тому

    Thank you for including as many videos as you could.

  • @MadissonStudios
    @MadissonStudios 5 років тому

    very good visualisations - great job, did you model them yourself?

  • @crestfallensunbro6001
    @crestfallensunbro6001 5 років тому +191

    that second one looks like it would be susceptible to alignment problems...

    • @Tech_Planet
      @Tech_Planet  5 років тому +20

      Heh yeah, points for originality though,.

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 5 років тому +13

      matthew hurley - I thought the video of the open one was going to demonstrate the *_catastrophic_* failure mode that could occur with that engine... I’d not want to be anywhere near that thing... it definitely is unique tho :)

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 5 років тому +14

      If anyone in the room even thinks about wiggle room... That thing is going to explode

    • @Neildo430ci
      @Neildo430ci 5 років тому +23

      I've had that happen before, rapid misalignment can result in slap to the face.

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 5 років тому +4

      Neil Dohi - 😂🤣 It can also cause bruised equipment !!

  • @emberdrops3892
    @emberdrops3892 5 років тому +39

    I really like the concept of Ion engines although we have to find a way to make them more powerful :D

    • @harikrishnav.s.1299
      @harikrishnav.s.1299 3 роки тому +5

      We can't. Because the energy required to accelrate ions increases almost exponentially with size.

    • @emberdrops3892
      @emberdrops3892 3 роки тому

      @@harikrishnav.s.1299 Oh, I see. Yeah, I was a little younger back then when I commented ;)

    • @harikrishnav.s.1299
      @harikrishnav.s.1299 3 роки тому +2

      @@emberdrops3892 sure. I'm not much older from when I read about ion propulsion. It's a bit above high school physics.

    • @DanteKG.
      @DanteKG. 3 роки тому +1

      May I ask who is in your profile picture? Or the source if it's some random artwork :)

    • @emberdrops3892
      @emberdrops3892 3 роки тому +1

      @@DanteKG. It's just a fictional character with no name :) Here's the link if you want to check it out www.deviantart.com/kailyze/art/Z-soldier-newrender-483091087

  • @jackw3235
    @jackw3235 3 роки тому

    Some interesting design engines out there hopefully I get to see them one day and some of these newer cars

  • @electronicshelpcare
    @electronicshelpcare 5 років тому +108

    Wow yeah this thing probably hits way harder than my zvx 18 what was I thinking

    • @rommelcorpuz4157
      @rommelcorpuz4157 3 роки тому +4

      The dreams of engineers are often the nightmares of the mechanics who have to service them.

    • @daggermouth4695
      @daggermouth4695 3 роки тому +2

      @@rommelcorpuz4157 yeah I can vouch for that, even simple stuff like putting the oil filter housing in the V of the engine, terrible idea.

    • @daggermouth4695
      @daggermouth4695 3 роки тому

      By the way zvx18 is a subwoofer isn't it, get outta here with that bro its not even a good brand of sub lol

    • @johnconnorstopskynet
      @johnconnorstopskynet 3 роки тому

      ​@@daggermouth4695 not as good a sundown but skar ain't quite as bad as ppl make them out to be prob better than most shit at best buy car audio section.

    • @daggermouth4695
      @daggermouth4695 3 роки тому

      @@johnconnorstopskynet I mean I just never heard of them, I always have $5,000 or more systems in my cars and I've never heard of that lol.
      Always hamon kardon, pioneer, focal, and a couple other with strange names I can't remember but never Skarr lol it sounds like the rum I drink "stroh"

  • @snowwhite7677
    @snowwhite7677 5 років тому +45

    The Liquid piston would be good for power armor where light weight, fuel efficiency and high output power is more important than engine longevity.

    • @halipatsui9418
      @halipatsui9418 5 років тому +9

      Having a disc like that spinning on your back would also shake your teeth out

    • @ej7speed996
      @ej7speed996 5 років тому +5

      @@halipatsui9418 Less reciprocating mass than a piston engine, so I don't think it would be easier to find a more helpful gasoline method

    • @sarvman
      @sarvman 5 років тому +3

      Heck yeah POWER ARMOR!!!

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 5 років тому +11

      Snow White - I’d think power armor would be better served by a distributed network of energy storage devices (batteries, capacitors, whatever), rather than a single point of failure. One slingshotted kamikaze goblin to the back and your armor is out of power with the liquid piston...

    • @Orbit_Corona
      @Orbit_Corona 5 років тому +9

      What happened? Did you run out of the standard Fusion Core? Diamond City might be able to hook you up =)

  • @1marcelfilms
    @1marcelfilms 5 років тому +186

    Imagine a 4 cylinder push rod with a simple carb.

    • @1DGB16
      @1DGB16 5 років тому +40

      So a 35-year-old Toyota Corolla then? What about it?

    • @godyea6141
      @godyea6141 5 років тому +40

      Imagine a 2 stroke single cylinder engine

    • @1marcelfilms
      @1marcelfilms 5 років тому +5

      godyea wow are you crazy?

    • @JBofBrisbane
      @JBofBrisbane 5 років тому +16

      Imagine a flat-opposed air-cooled four cylinder engine that can be mounted in the rear of a car...

    • @paytonreed8892
      @paytonreed8892 5 років тому +16

      @@JBofBrisbane sounds like Nazi spawn to me

  • @Taskarnin
    @Taskarnin 5 років тому +31

    These concept engines have been around for 30-40 years...

    • @daslynnter9841
      @daslynnter9841 3 роки тому

      Except the opposing piston, thats been in production for over 100 years :p

  • @rich3371
    @rich3371 5 років тому +12

    That 2nd one looks dangerous as hell

  • @Sasquatch_101
    @Sasquatch_101 5 років тому +37

    Imagine trying to lubricate that last engine design...

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 5 років тому

      who cares about emissions when the engine isn't even getting put into cars yet

    • @superknightlol
      @superknightlol 3 роки тому +1

      @@ghoulbuster1 the engine already exist. check out their channel. its already being tested in a pickup truck

  • @calvinthedestroyer
    @calvinthedestroyer 5 років тому +9

    3:49 "Yeah, you've got a main seal leak, it will coast you $125,000.00 to fix."

  • @onenewworldmonkey
    @onenewworldmonkey 5 років тому +12

    I've had an idea for a motor for the past 30 years but never did it. After watching this (and kind of expecting to see my motor) I should try to build it.

    • @SS-ts4ht
      @SS-ts4ht 3 роки тому +1

      Well what happened

    • @onenewworldmonkey
      @onenewworldmonkey 3 роки тому +2

      @@SS-ts4ht What happened after I wrote that 2 years ago? I have a better idea that I think should be mass produced. I tried making the parts but couldn't get within any tolerances so I bought a bridgeport milliing machine, south bend lathe, Jet horizontal/vertical 7x12 bandsaw and have been buying steel on Craigslist in the Pittsburgh/Cleveland area and am working towards that goal. Surprised I got asked. I don't think anyone believes I can do it. But I'm trying.

    • @SS-ts4ht
      @SS-ts4ht 3 роки тому

      @@onenewworldmonkey good luck bro , you will definitely make it

    • @wXGuitarLoverXw
      @wXGuitarLoverXw 3 роки тому

      @@onenewworldmonkey good luck to you then!

  • @ALSomthin
    @ALSomthin 4 роки тому +38

    Yup more moving parts has come to mean "oops more to fail" and that in itself does not usually inspire buyer confidence. Opposing piston though sounds really cool.

    • @ALSomthin
      @ALSomthin 4 роки тому +1

      @Юрий Тойкичев yup engine technology seems to be stuck in the rut it has been for many years.

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 2 роки тому

      I agree, JWST has over 500 failure points on it... but its not had a RUD or any other sub nominal performance yet.

  • @curtisperry4039
    @curtisperry4039 5 років тому +6

    A good rule of thumb, fewer moving parts means better longevity. (Provided parts are made to a set standard)

    • @jimdavis2385
      @jimdavis2385 5 років тому +1

      As a layman, that's what I see: Too many parts, too often something is broken.

    • @emilmuhrman
      @emilmuhrman 5 років тому

      True but not always. For example a in linefour cylinder engine get better relatability with a balance shaft than without.

    • @yooooodennis
      @yooooodennis 5 років тому

      But there are many more important points to consider except longevity. For example turbo engines are likely more efficient than normal motors.

    • @mattellis8097
      @mattellis8097 4 роки тому

      Rotary engine approx 16 moving parts, inline 4 cylinder approximately 100 but no comparison in reliability and longevity over a rotary 👍

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 2 роки тому

      @@jimdavis2385 yeah a part is a failure point, that's pretty obvious.

  • @MO-oo4bq
    @MO-oo4bq 2 роки тому +6

    the liquid piston rotory by simple physics is definitely a bit of an upgrade. Its basic physics. The rotor path is smoother and because it uses less forms of motion, more of an in and out AND round and round creates less dynamic internal momentum change=less momentum to change=less rptating weight+a round rotor design would seem to allow different terms of compression.

    • @MalPlan01
      @MalPlan01 2 роки тому +1

      Do you have any links to forums or sites where people are actually making and testing these? Thanks.

  • @jeromehansen3969
    @jeromehansen3969 2 роки тому

    Excellent video. Thanks

  • @Skyerzen
    @Skyerzen 5 років тому +2

    You should've mentioned konigsegg's electronic valve engine. That thing is dope

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 2 роки тому

      Nah the raptor methalox engine is better.

  • @kinnikuzero
    @kinnikuzero 2 роки тому +23

    "An engineer's wet dream is a mechanic's nightmare"

  • @tristanhendrickson4305
    @tristanhendrickson4305 4 роки тому +40

    Damn I saw a rotary engine so I though of a new way to make an engine, then found this video and the arches 2.7 is what I was thinking of trying 😂

    • @Wingnut353
      @Wingnut353 4 роки тому +1

      The achates engine design is already is popular use at Fairbanse Morse for their giant diesel engines used for ship power and emergency generator power etc... so its a proven design and extremely reliable. There is really little to no reason not to trim the fat from it and put it in automotive applications. The military is also contracting Cummins to build a 4 cylinder 1000hp tank engine using Achates technology called the ACE (advanced combat engine)... they also have a big 10L engine for freight tractors being tested by I think it was Tyson and Walmart that meets all next generation emissions requirement while also reducing the need for so much DEF.

    • @pashakdescilly7517
      @pashakdescilly7517 3 роки тому +1

      The have been a number of opposed-piston engines in production. Perhaps the most notable is the Napier Deltic, which had three banks of cylinders of opposed pistons. It's an 18 cylinder two stroke diesel, supercharged. Used mostly for railway engines and in ships. You can read up on it here:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic

  • @danielgonzalez4079
    @danielgonzalez4079 3 роки тому +9

    Thank you for this awesome list video with 7 items that doesnt take 27 minutes to watch!

  • @GILLSERGIO
    @GILLSERGIO 3 роки тому

    Great video beautiful 💡

  • @ag135i
    @ag135i 5 років тому +7

    Achates 2.7 is really nice concept that way 360° blast efficiency can be captured.

    • @Tech_Planet
      @Tech_Planet  5 років тому +6

      It's definitely better than that Ecoboost heh. I believe the old Junkers from WW2 used the same kind of design.

    • @scottyjones27
      @scottyjones27 5 років тому +4

      Those WW2 Germans invented our world we live n Today!!!

    • @janhendrikfranke
      @janhendrikfranke 5 років тому +3

      @@Tech_Planet The napier diesel uses that principle too, tho it has been used in railroading.

    • @pauljs75
      @pauljs75 5 років тому +3

      If you look at marine engines used on ships, this engine design has been around for about a century. (Not really a concept, but well proven.) Displacements on those tend to be ridiculously huge even when compared to semi-trucks. (You could fit a regular car engine inside one of those pistons.) They just chug along quietly and smoothly.

    • @ThePaulv12
      @ThePaulv12 5 років тому

      Yeah, the Commer Knocker was particularly good at converting fuel into noise.
      Had about 18hp (i'm joking for idiot naysayers) and consumed about the same as 400hp - most of which was converterd to the most sublime very loud noise.

  • @tigolbitties8352
    @tigolbitties8352 4 роки тому +5

    Gm: yeah, just reuse the block... New heads? Sure, yeah that works. Just make sure they fit that one block we made in 1997...

  • @higgydufrane
    @higgydufrane 3 роки тому +1

    The 6 piston 3 cylinder engine is basically an evolution of the Napier Deltic, the German Jumo 205 and the Fairbanks Morse 38 8 1/8 submarine engines. Look them up, especially the Deltic, a fascinating and complicated engine.

  • @Bianchi77
    @Bianchi77 2 роки тому

    Cool video, thanks :)

  • @xaytana
    @xaytana 5 років тому +19

    The LiquidPiston X is going to end up having the same apex seal issues that all rotary engines have. I also have yet to see a multi-rotor LPX, as all of the ones I've seen have been single rotor with the same triangular shaped intake and exhaust; how would they design for a multi-rotor, or even a design for a more conventional intake and exhaust? Having the ports spaced around the shaft makes things more difficult, and a multi-rotor would have an odd design of intake-rotor-exhausts-rotor-intakes, or for 3 rotors it'd have to be i-r-e-r-i-r-e, and the piping for that kind of setup would be insane. What about chargers, with six inlets, and all the piping that comes with them, you'd end up needing some hefty charging equipment when compared to other engines. Wiring is another issue considering all the plugs are also located around the entire engine. Also the difficulty of machining the rotor is questionable.
    There's also the fact that LiquidPiston disappeared for years, then came back just to disappear again, and last I know, nobody really knew why. Either they got a good contract, or they ran into financial issues.
    Of all the new engines, outside of mass-production ones from large corporations, LPX is one that I would've hoped to see come to market and actually be decent. It'd be nice to have a modern rotary, other than being used as a hydrogen fueled range extender for electric driven hybrids, but I don't think we'll ever see one at this point. Hopefully someday LPX will have more than just a single rotor to show off, but I have my doubts.

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    • @movax20h
      @movax20h 5 років тому +4

      I think the major advantage is that LiquidPiston X, can have higher (compared to Wankel) compression ratio due to geometry. And because of three combustion chambers, the temperature of the housing should be more uniform, that alone should improve seal design. So, overall it should be better than Wankel. Sure, the seals will be wearing off, but it is not that a big deal, and they can last years I guess. The biggest issue would be a lubrication of the seals, and emission issues.

    • @driverjamescopeland
      @driverjamescopeland 5 років тому

      The resolution to all the issues you stated above, are the same as for any Wankel... intermediate castings between rotor section to unify plumbing, and ceramic apex seals. Problem solved. NEXT!

    • @xaytana
      @xaytana 5 років тому

      @@driverjamescopeland the issue with intermediate castings on the lpx is how you'll route six ports to a single port for a header, the piece itself will end up being larger than the engine with that much complexity.
      Also, ceramics are nothing new, you would think that, if they're effective, they would have been extensively tested and used.
      In your absolutely annoying, and toxic, words: Next!

    • @qmannnnn
      @qmannnnn 3 роки тому +1

      @@xaytana The improvement on the apex seal front, from LiquidPiston's own statements, is that you can cool them much more effectively because they're in the housing rather than on the rotor, which should make them last a lot longer, and because they're not moving, the tolerances can be better and require less lubrication. If this actually turns out to be the case, it could be a really useful engine.

  • @darkcrusher-jt1dr
    @darkcrusher-jt1dr 5 років тому +11

    Looking forward to the sky active X engine.

    • @sirfranchiseofthefilth6791
      @sirfranchiseofthefilth6791 5 років тому +1

      dark crusher1221 i have watched couple reviews. They say its really efficent but it has torque problems, low rpm kills all the power.

    • @darkcrusher-jt1dr
      @darkcrusher-jt1dr 5 років тому +2

      @@sirfranchiseofthefilth6791 ya. It runs a very lean fuel mixture. Meaning less power. Even with the supercharger.

  • @frankconley7630
    @frankconley7630 2 роки тому

    Dude. I love all those engines. Thanks so much for the great video.

  • @gabrielathero
    @gabrielathero 5 років тому +2

    I can already see Nr. 6 exploding in spectacular (and expensive) fashion.

  • @Meboy-uv5td
    @Meboy-uv5td 5 років тому +4

    the second one just making the infinite popping sounds lol

  • @stevencochran4284
    @stevencochran4284 5 років тому +84

    The things that Koensigg is doing is truly incredible . Check it out ! The guy is a genius ! Solenoid valve actuation , infinitely variable . He also came out recently and stated that all internal combustion engines will be ineffective in catching the quickness of the EV’s but that hybrid drives will be the best way to go until battery technology catches up . He is a man willing to see what is wrong with what he has been doing . I expect Koensigg to come out with a hybrid at some point now that he has seen what Tesla has done .

    • @hallkbrdz
      @hallkbrdz 5 років тому +2

      Agreed. I'd really like to see them pursue a turbine hybrid.

    • @Neildo430ci
      @Neildo430ci 5 років тому

      Chevy's solenoid actuated cylinder cancellation is garbage. Hope they can do better

    • @stevencochran4284
      @stevencochran4284 5 років тому +3

      Neil Dohi ua-cam.com/video/S3cFfM3r510/v-deo.html

    • @Mrtweet81
      @Mrtweet81 5 років тому +22

      I can’t find anything online about Koensigg, Koenigsegg on the other hand...

    • @ameunier41
      @ameunier41 5 років тому +4

      They already make an hybrid, wich hold some record, like fastest 0-400-0 for a production car.

  • @Pimpmedown
    @Pimpmedown 2 роки тому

    that circle cycle has a LOT of meme potential.
    nice

  • @michaelfixedsys7463
    @michaelfixedsys7463 5 років тому

    I was previously unaware of your channel’s existence but I’m intrigued as ever.
    You have earned yourself a subscriber

  • @iancanty9875
    @iancanty9875 5 років тому +16

    The quasiturbine (No. 5) 1:32 is similar to an engine invented in the early 1960’s by Eton Rajakaruna, a friend of my father, in Hull, UK. He was from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He called it the “heart-beat engine”. It was featured in an article in Popular Science magazine in April 1962. He was inspired by a vague idea my father had about the possibility of containing the intake, combustion, expansion & exhaust cycles inside a bag-like vessel instead of using a piston & cylinder. Eton’s design looked very similar to the quasiturbine except the combustion took place inside the collapsible box. He was a proud man & claimed that he’d built the entire thing himself in his kitchen using minimal tools. In actual fact my father made most of the prototype parts for him & he made small changes himself. It never ran because it was almost impossible to seal the hinged corners & sides where the combustion chamber contacted the cam plates on either side. It recently struck me that it may have worked better as a steam or compressed air engine, a point that is also made about the engine in this video as well.

    • @Krosis_
      @Krosis_ 2 роки тому +1

      Cool story, bro 👍

  • @andyharman3022
    @andyharman3022 5 років тому +25

    The extra friction and weight of the Infiniti VC engine probably erases most of the improvement in efficiency. The extra manufacturing cost of the monkey-motion linkage makes it more expensive to build and buy, so it probably won't pay off for the user. I predict a short production run.

    • @danielb6814
      @danielb6814 5 років тому

      Nissan can't even produce a simple engine with a decent life-span.

    • @danielb6814
      @danielb6814 4 роки тому

      @ale bob Fifteen years as an auto mechanic has shown me the strengths and weaknesses of every auto manufacturer. 2 years as a Nissan dealership tech made me realize that they make many of the most poorly designed vehicles available. The Nissan 3.5L V6 with its short-lived timing chain setup is quite possible the crappiest V6 engine of recent times.

    • @danielb6814
      @danielb6814 4 роки тому +1

      Engineers also designed the Titanic and the Tacoma narrows bridge, so what is your point?

    • @danthomas9077
      @danthomas9077 3 роки тому

      @@danielb6814 I've owned 12 Datsun 620 pickups with the L20b engines, one I put close to 300,000 miles on it before I pulled it, it was still running good but I swapped a Buick V6 into the truck, damn good little engines. I've never been into one internally cause I never had one that didn't run! Can't speak for other Nissan engines but the L20b is the best engine they ever made.

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 2 роки тому

      @@danielb6814 those 2 trucks have frame failures here in canada, they are recalled since last 20 years and the 2021's are still recalled, they cant even fix their biggest issues

  • @gandhardessai8788
    @gandhardessai8788 3 роки тому

    I love that 'pocket tanks' background music in this video.

  • @curtiscarpenter9881
    @curtiscarpenter9881 3 роки тому +3

    We need thinking like this now more then ever. Really cool.

  • @TheMuddman74
    @TheMuddman74 5 років тому +13

    Notice they cut away the normal spark combustion engine cylinder during the skyactive demo? That's because skyactive is almost literally the same thing just timed/metered more efficiently and works at a higher compression than a typical combustion engine. It is a step above normal combustion but that simulated cutaway veiw was the wrong way to show it because the difference is almost indefinable. It has a crank, pistons, valves (int/exh), spark plugs, works on 4 strokes, the same 4 strokes. It's not a new engine or even new technology. Hundreds of different combustion engines run the same way but with different compression/timing. Maybe it is different and was just explained improperly? But everything I see just shows a normal combustion engine

    • @Rsenior1981
      @Rsenior1981 5 років тому +2

      It is a normal combustion engine. While I certainly have issues when they call it a compression ignition engine, it is none the less an impressive technology. The real impressiveness comes in the fact that they are operating the engine in a heavy knock region that would normally destroy most engines. But they use live cylinder pressure measurement so that the PCM can monitor if things are really getting out of control. We (engine development engineers) have used cylinder pressure measurements to develop engines for a few decades now, but this will be the first application of cylinder pressure measurement in the field (in an automotive engine, anyway)

    • @EddSjo
      @EddSjo 5 років тому +3

      I think he describes it poorly. If it is what I think it is, then it actually has no spark plugs, but it does instead have direkt fuel injection into the combustion chamber, just like a diesel. Also, running really lean does not stop pre-ignition and knocking, but running richer does, so he has it a bit wrong more than once.
      Running direkt fuel injection removes the need for stoichometric air/fuel mixture, because there is no fuel to ignite during the combustion stroke. Instead, the fuel is injected near the top of the stroke, just like a diesel engine, and ignites due to the high temperature of the compressed air.

    • @thisisstupidanddumb
      @thisisstupidanddumb 5 років тому +1

      I had to scroll down looking for this comment because I felt the exact same way and didn't want to put it up if someone else already did! That Russel Guy shed a little light on it though!

  • @railgap
    @railgap 5 років тому +3

    Some of these look like exercises in how to make an IC engine vastly more complicated (and thus, less reliable and more expensive) for a 5% or 10% gain in mass/fuel/power efficiency.

    • @fidziek
      @fidziek 3 роки тому

      for me it looks like idiots talking to their reflection in a mirror /of their stoned education and titles -=> otherwise they would ave been expelled from any traditional educational institution of their times - so they repeat like a Parrot... - and thus - nothing new can ever occure...) CEMENT and german Concrete, pl: BETON

    • @fidziek
      @fidziek 3 роки тому

      just imagine, what could be consequences of announsing Darwin as a con and a layer? Fake scientist? /and in British history there were hundreds of them.../ ...Let alone Newton, Maxwell or Einstein... +- the same level as 10 000 yrs ago one threw a stone into his partner, or his so called enemy head? etc...

    • @fidziek
      @fidziek 3 роки тому

      like our cell phones -=> just 200 ++ yrs ago they would be received and analyzed as a piece of rock with some magical properties /not far from truth/, but one can discover some of that rock's properties using electrons or X-Ray or any other even more advanced sc anning tech... So what can WE, The Humans, really know? One thing - what if our galactic brothers life span is c.a. 1000 our earth yrs? ... Good Luck, Human BIo-Robots, good luck Human Apes... Good luck to all of your aggresive species, galactic exopolitical Isolation for species such as you is a MUST!

  • @michaelmartinez1345
    @michaelmartinez1345 3 роки тому +2

    Very interesting designs... The simplest and probably the most efficient one is the Liquid Piston engine... The power to weight ratio potential of this Liquid Piston design is also quite impressive... The Wankel Rotary engine was a very innovative design, and they had tremendous potential, but they had some serious inherent problems. The 'Liquid Piston' engine design seems to have solved all of the inherent problems of the Wankel design, with the high power to weight ratio and what appears to be extreme reliability and simplicity...

    • @MalPlan01
      @MalPlan01 2 роки тому

      Any links to more info on actual testing besides their main website?

  • @glenrisk5234
    @glenrisk5234 2 роки тому +1

    The Skyactive engine design has been around for ages.
    Think it has promise, that rotary too?

  • @tylerseitz6337
    @tylerseitz6337 4 роки тому +29

    It would be trippy if someone got an air impact wrench to operate as a 2 stroke engine.

    • @josephschaefer9163
      @josephschaefer9163 3 роки тому +2

      I've been sketching up some designs for this, lots of heat and lubrication issues, it's also short lived and dirty emissions

    • @boombozling2633
      @boombozling2633 3 роки тому +1

      @@josephschaefer9163 do it

  • @NoName-up5kw
    @NoName-up5kw 5 років тому +44

    Well, until then, we're still waiting for the interdimensional engine from Area 51 to appear.

    • @duanesamuelson2256
      @duanesamuelson2256 4 роки тому +3

      It gets lousy mileage, we're still working on efficiency

    • @jimbrewer498
      @jimbrewer498 4 роки тому +1

      It already has, it just ended up in someone else's dimention. 🤔

    • @LimeEclipseCustoms
      @LimeEclipseCustoms 4 роки тому +1

      Bob Lazaar has it hidden somewhere in his underground garage, but don't tell the feds, they'll send nineteen hundred agents from twenty seven different agencies, just to look for it 🤣

  • @lozkielermadogg5313
    @lozkielermadogg5313 3 роки тому

    Nice engines but lack of subscribers keep up the good work and maybe days months? You may gain more subs and i'm in😁

  • @timehunter9467
    @timehunter9467 3 роки тому

    The opposed engine setup is used as a train called a delta something. It’s got 3 cranks and 3 cylinders in a triangle, dunno how many in total.

  • @juniorisackhanmarinetec4124
    @juniorisackhanmarinetec4124 4 роки тому +3

    Even mechanics are engineers themselves and they quickly pickup the defects of creators of machines

  • @andrewstevens7205
    @andrewstevens7205 4 роки тому

    There are some cool engines here for sure. The quasiturbine engine will probably sound really cool with a larger displacement. I agree though that it does seem a bit overcomplicated

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 2 роки тому

      What about the xeon ion engine? That is incredibly exciting. All these other engines would barely produce enough thrust to propel a Microsoft and probably have an ISP of 0.5 is going at max throttle.

  • @lamecgod
    @lamecgod 2 роки тому +1

    I wish I had a grip of this knowledge and imagine with the names and numbers and what each components individually do.

  • @tricky778
    @tricky778 4 роки тому +3

    1:25 - that's not a running engine, it's being driven by an electric motor. It just proves you can make some things that fit together when rotating.

    • @tricky778
      @tricky778 4 роки тому

      @Marijuana Piranha it's going "fop fop fop" which is what I'd expect the pistons to sound like when they rush out of the cylinders under external drive, not what I'd expect the explosion of an ICE to sound like.

  • @sniffles8655
    @sniffles8655 5 років тому +13

    What happens when the Circle Cycle Engine gets just a hair out of line, and the Pistons slam into the cylinder/s like a sledgehammer into a tin can, wouldn't you think so at least. I'm sure they have researched this and tested it over and over, but it just seems quite farfetched as far as durability and dependability over time. Kind of like when a timing belt breaks on an interference motor , the motor is practically destroyed in mere seconds, maybe the same thing would happen with this motor, one simple out of linement and the force and speed would create a destructive chain reaction and destroy the entire motor in under a second at high rpm. Perhaps?

    • @Jeremy.Bearemy
      @Jeremy.Bearemy 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah that seems like it should be on a list of ways NOT to design engines xD

    • @gbelanger139
      @gbelanger139 2 роки тому

      @@Jeremy.Bearemy I mean I agree with you ... I don't think it's the best design for an engine. But to be a little positive about the design, making a smooth chamfer on the cylinder block could help prevent the issue you were describing

  • @SteamboatWilley
    @SteamboatWilley 3 роки тому

    The Achates is a similar design to the old Leyland L60 or Commer "knocker" engines, or even a Doxford, being an opposed piston 2-stroke diesel engine. It's just a lot smaller than those older models.

  • @buttersstotch6854
    @buttersstotch6854 3 роки тому

    I like the circle cycle, and achates engine. Definitely game changing designs.

  • @quadsman11
    @quadsman11 5 років тому +3

    A number of these have practical potential !
    Like you,
    I would like to see more actual hard data on them before I make up my mind.
    We are a small engine repair facility, and would love the opportunity to test a few of the smaller engines in real world application !
    The chainsaw, and the
    Go-Kart definitely have our attention !

  • @OldBuford
    @OldBuford 5 років тому +6

    2:06-2:20 i thought i was having a stroke

  • @CarChrisMC
    @CarChrisMC 5 років тому +2

    I really need to patent my magnetic induction engine with almost no wear at all!

  • @jmowreader9555
    @jmowreader9555 4 роки тому

    The Achates sounds like a rehash of the Leyland L60 engine the British used in their trains (where it ran at a constant RPM, and worked well) and the Chieftain tank (where its only saving grace was you could swap the engine for the spare you brought with you in three hours).

  • @sixtyfiveford
    @sixtyfiveford 5 років тому +661

    It's exciting to see engineering hasn't given up on the gasoline engines.

    • @bond1j89
      @bond1j89 5 років тому +63

      It is because there is no other good source of fuel or energy.

    • @quantumleap4023
      @quantumleap4023 4 роки тому +76

      @@bond1j89 lol good one.

    • @dubious7424
      @dubious7424 3 роки тому +31

      Is this a joke?

    • @2sing
      @2sing 3 роки тому +44

      ...which will however be extinguished, hopefully soon, I would put to the penalty those who still produce internal combustion engines

    • @Dynoids
      @Dynoids 3 роки тому +80

      @@2sing internal combustion engines are not an inferior form of mechanical energy than electric motors. They both have similar carbon footprints and similar total emission levels from different sources. Electric motors may eventually overtake gasoline engines but both types of motors should be developed alongside each other to benefit from both. We should, however, definitely be focusing on moving away from fossil fuels as a source of energy for both power plants and internal combustion engines, as both engines use the same amount of fossil fuels. (Combustion engines don't need to use fossil fuels to burn, we have other sources of ethanol and other compounds that can work well)

  • @bluesnowfox361
    @bluesnowfox361 5 років тому +5

    ... you're right. all strange, and i've only heard of 1 of them (Mazda's SkyActivX).. you get a Like, good sir

  • @NissanAltimaGuy
    @NissanAltimaGuy 2 роки тому +1

    Love the 2.0 Vc-Turbo on my Altima & 1.5 on the rogue. Provide nice power & efficient on fuel ⛽️

  • @jackfarrell4727
    @jackfarrell4727 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the great video

  • @tocsa120ls
    @tocsa120ls 5 років тому +6

    1:10 careful with that, Mazda might put it in production.

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 3 роки тому

      Wankel will still be my 2nd favourite engine (1st being a boxer engine), screw the liquid piston haha.

  • @chincemagnet
    @chincemagnet 4 роки тому +4

    #2 is cool, but even a small offset and it blows itself up

  • @BitSmythe
    @BitSmythe 2 роки тому

    1:50 Gotta love that plumbing pipe handle.

  • @pranith1282
    @pranith1282 5 років тому

    I just watched this because i'm interested in making 3d rig of an engine. So using this as a reference. Though i did not understand much about it but i think i understood the concept of the engines that were shown in the video which is gonna help me create a rig :p . Thank you.

  • @newtronix
    @newtronix 5 років тому +3

    Number 6 is a bit like a deltic engine

  • @bearlemley
    @bearlemley 5 років тому +3

    Should make a video about new winding techniques for electric motors, new magnet technologies, transformer rectifiers, batteries or big capacitors.
    We are not going to be using gasoline much longer.
    Also the hall thruster was very cool.

  • @georgeventions
    @georgeventions 2 роки тому +1

    What an awesome selection of engines!

  • @TomAtkinson
    @TomAtkinson 5 років тому

    Thats the entire 3 phases output of the 100KVA 3 phases transformer in my street roughly. For 9.8 kg of thrust. This can work. Seems to me that optimisation is possible with these Ion drives? Probably finding a power source in the native voltage of the drive is the key.

  • @terencerucker3244
    @terencerucker3244 5 років тому +32

    "Too Complicated!" LOL. Compared to what? Have you seen the inside of a Mercedes DOHC V12? And they run reliably for quite some time thank you very much.

  • @yetidynamics
    @yetidynamics 5 років тому +700

    some of these don't follow the "KISS" formula.. (Keep it Simple Stupid), . more moving parts, or requiring very tight tolerances or risk breakage, generally speaking isn't the path to go down. but some look promising

    • @Lonestar24
      @Lonestar24 5 років тому +90

      The KISS principle can only be applied when "keeping it simple" achieves a comparably desirable outcome.

    • @yetidynamics
      @yetidynamics 5 років тому +32

      @@Lonestar24 yes, and I think that applies for some of these, that being said i completely encourage new ideas and innovation, you learn a lot from failure along with success. great innovation generally stems from a long line of failure

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi 5 років тому +37

      The KISS method would result is less innovation and experimentation as keeping is as simple as possible eventually would result in just the most basic approaches and nothing ever else would be bothered with thus would loose out on opportunities and/or possibilities.

    • @yetidynamics
      @yetidynamics 5 років тому +24

      @@CheapSushi that really isn't true. just because something is complicated doesn't mean it's innovative.. There isn't a KISS rule list to follow, it simply means to not over complicate. for example the soviet rocket program during the Apollo and Mercury days, had many many many small rocket engines strapped onto a large rocket, instead of a few larger engines. One could argue that they simply were trying to go with a more proven design, rather then innovate larger rockets engines, but the reality was they made a rocket with many more moving parts, and many more points of failure, which is what occurred..

    • @E38vip
      @E38vip 5 років тому +10

      I think that rotary is keeping to that formula, not apex seals means better combustion, no apex leaks, probably higher efficiency, and only has one moving part! BEAUTIFUL PLS BRING BACK THE ROTARY

  • @xxdrdisconnectxx693
    @xxdrdisconnectxx693 3 роки тому

    Drunk as fuck at 3am and I get this fucking cool

  • @markimoop9416
    @markimoop9416 5 років тому +2

    Quasiturbine: *Starts*
    Satan: *GRITS TEETH*

  • @jimmyduncan7650
    @jimmyduncan7650 5 років тому +6

    The Achates reminds me of the Deltic opposed piston locomotive engine from 70's or maybe late 60's.

    • @jimbrewer498
      @jimbrewer498 4 роки тому +1

      I remember seeing a working example of the deltic locomotive engine at a railway museum when I was TDY in England when I was in the air force! It was a way out there design, like something out of an engineer's fever dream involving the Greek alphabet! It was quite powerful and somewhat efficient but a nightmare for those who had to build and maintain it!

    • @deadprivacy
      @deadprivacy 4 роки тому

      ANDTHE TS3 COMMER

  • @bharafelder
    @bharafelder 5 років тому +33

    1:35
    Next level dorito
    4:25 reverse dorito

    • @johnsmith4630
      @johnsmith4630 5 років тому +2

      Potato car Guy the peanut spins inside the dorito!

    • @fett4life250
      @fett4life250 5 років тому +2

      Whatcha got under the hood? A nacho bar

    • @jdmbeats
      @jdmbeats 5 років тому +1

      Brap brap 🚗💨

    • @AxelMontini
      @AxelMontini 5 років тому

      @@johnsmith4630 you spin the peanut in the Dorito and you make the Dorito spin in a bigger peanut. Double rotary engine.

    • @zeanyt2372
      @zeanyt2372 3 роки тому

      4:25 is my favorite it sounds like a standard rotary engine but lighter stronger and more efficient and easier to make. Also if you add additional side seals to the rotor and then put a hole at the center line with the "Apex seal" between them you would have decided oil to them and then all you have to do is put a little oil bleed in front of the "Apex seals" and you are done.

  • @Highflyer25800
    @Highflyer25800 5 років тому

    Those variable compression engines have been in Infiniti cars for 2 years... still nice video.

  • @Beweren
    @Beweren 5 років тому +1

    Some if those designs are gonna wear much more than others. It's gonna be interesting to see long time use results. Also- Definitely different service difficulties.

    • @Iamlurking504
      @Iamlurking504 2 роки тому

      You can't service an engine when it's orbital though, hubble was a low orbit craft.

  • @johnholderness4917
    @johnholderness4917 4 роки тому +7

    The last one is just a updated rotary motor

    • @zeanyt2372
      @zeanyt2372 3 роки тому

      Yes but it's a improved rotary engine.

  • @fucheduck
    @fucheduck 5 років тому +6

    the quasiturbo farts like a normal engine so I guess it is just simply weird, not better.

  • @itiswhatitis1623
    @itiswhatitis1623 5 років тому

    good to see people trying to keep the rotary style engine alive

  • @waedi73
    @waedi73 5 років тому +7

    Very intresting but after all I must say sorry they fail because of too much moving parts.
    The Ion-thruster is probably the one we will use for the proxima centaury exploration.

  • @samaanam76
    @samaanam76 5 років тому +5

    The Infiniti/Nissan engine is the best and practical.
    Thanks.

  • @dangleason9023
    @dangleason9023 5 років тому

    The Duke engine is a pretty cool design. Fairly familiar. You guys should look into it.

  • @lorenzotrevisani4421
    @lorenzotrevisani4421 4 роки тому

    Very intresting. It all depends on the efficincy and consumption for the future.

  • @jonminnella2168
    @jonminnella2168 5 років тому +9

    liquid piston

  • @christopher5200
    @christopher5200 5 років тому +16

    The opposed piston engine has been around for a looooong time

    • @matthiaskorn7544
      @matthiaskorn7544 5 років тому +3

      @Dave Micolichek and german diesel for aircraft using. Jumo 205 &207.

    • @patrickmeyer2802
      @patrickmeyer2802 5 років тому +3

      @@matthiaskorn7544 Aaand the Deltic, used in both British navy light assault boats and Deltic Class locomotives.

    • @unkulwilly
      @unkulwilly 5 років тому +3

      The Fairbanks Morse opposed piston engine was used in us submarines since 1938! Got to see one in person at Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

    • @daftnord4957
      @daftnord4957 5 років тому

      wwii era tank engines. some old school heavy duty construction equipment

    • @drd6416
      @drd6416 5 років тому +1

      The old knocker had a truly amazing sound.... I hope they can get this thing right, could be interesting