turbospec29 Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Check out this rotary/piston hybrid shit. :fuckyeah: http://pixelbark.com/13045/how-the-duke-engines-increases-the-efficiency-of-the-internal-combustion-engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Freaky deaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 This engine design has been around for a while actually. There was even a sci-fi RPG that used it in its robot designs called Heavy Gear. http://th01.deviantart.net/fs12/PRE/i/2006/263/c/7/Heavy_Fear__Kodiak_v2_0_by_panick.jpg The pods on the back are the rotating cylinder blocks of this kind of engine. I always thought it was an interesting idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's basically a swashplate engine with piston rods...they have been used in torpedos since the 1920s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 This is close to how most AC compressors in cars work. Problem I see with this design is even though it weighs less, there is way more rotational inertia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's also how axial piston pumps work for hydraulics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 It would be interesting to see if they incorporate this technology into a production passenger vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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