Am I the only one obsessed with turning different Types of Pumps into Combustio Engines?

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

Having a bit of an @raaaid Moment here. I mean, all Types of modern Combustion Engines are derived from Pumps, and are essentially still that, just with a few more Steps, the Wankel Engine being the most prominent Example.

 

The one that's really breaking my Head right now is how to Enginize a Roots Compressor and one of these Things.

 

 

 

 

[19//Moach]

You're not alone, mate.

 

I've spent many hours obsessing about a better way to get a burning fuel/air mix to push an axle around.

 

 

Most solutions are either quite inefficient and/or work only in the magic land of theory, where all seals are perfect and design tolerances are always zero.

 

There are many fascinating ways to build an engine - yet only some of them actually make for good engines, and only some of those are actually more efficient than something that already exists, and almost all of those are not commercially practical to build....

 

And in the end, just about every kind of combustion engine loses to an electrical one, as soon as a battery with energy/weight density greater than that of gasoline becomes industrially viable. (already possible in labs, I read, but some ways to go before our cars can run on it)

 

 

 

As for your enginized air pump, here's something to feed our curiosity: https://www.pattakon.com/pattakonPatWankel.htm  (nerd-sniping warning)

 

Edited February 23, 2020 by 19//Moach