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The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby Schoenrock » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 06:27:03

Hello,
my name is Markus Schoenrock from Germany.
I invented a new kind of Rotary Combustion Engine. You can see everything about the RotaTorque Engine on my private Homepage www.rotatorque.com.
My brother just translated it to english and I hope it is understandable.
As you can see, the first Prototype is ready and works.
For the next stage of development I want to build a second "evolutioned" Prototype. There are lots of investigations to be made, such as electronic ignition, injection, some hours Dyno testing and so on.
I try to find people who can help me to start the next stage, so I make the RotaTorque Engine as public as possible.

I am looking foreword to your reactions
and hope you understood my poor English.


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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 19:49:18

I enjoyed your web site.

You expressed concern of sticking vanes. This will be a great challenge, I think.

Unlike other sliding vane devices, which are self lubricated, yours will be subject to combustion wear on the vane surfaces. This will change the vane float, over time.
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby JRP3 » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 20:22:27

Very interesting. Reminds me a bit of the Quasiturbine, which I think would have fewer wear issues.

http://www.quasiturbine.com/
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby ohanian » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 23:41:03

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schoenrock', 'H')ello,
my name is Markus Schoenrock from Germany.
I invented a new kind of Rotary Combustion Engine. You can see everything about the RotaTorque Engine on my private Homepage www.rotatorque.com.
My brother just translated it to english and I hope it is understandable.
As you can see, the first Prototype is ready and works.
For the next stage of development I want to build a second "evolutioned" Prototype. There are lots of investigations to be made, such as electronic ignition, injection, some hours Dyno testing and so on.
I try to find people who can help me to start the next stage, so I make the RotaTorque Engine as public as possible.

I am looking foreword to your reactions
and hope you understood my poor English.


Markus


I have a question. How low can you get the rpm of the engine? If it is low enough it can make a great engine for a moped (motorised bicycle).

I'm thinking about (the idea of) making the entire rear wheel of bicycle into your engine.
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 05:26:21

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', '
') Compliments are nice, but Markus has come looking for Euros.



no shit, he said so....you got anything productive to add to the conversation?
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 05:42:53

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ohanian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schoenrock', 'H')ello,
my name is Markus Schoenrock from Germany.
I invented a new kind of Rotary Combustion Engine. You can see everything about the RotaTorque Engine on my private Homepage www.rotatorque.com.
My brother just translated it to english and I hope it is understandable.
As you can see, the first Prototype is ready and works.
For the next stage of development I want to build a second "evolutioned" Prototype. There are lots of investigations to be made, such as electronic ignition, injection, some hours Dyno testing and so on.
I try to find people who can help me to start the next stage, so I make the RotaTorque Engine as public as possible.

I am looking foreword to your reactions
and hope you understood my poor English.


Markus


I have a question. How low can you get the rpm of the engine? If it is low enough it can make a great engine for a moped (motorised bicycle).

I'm thinking about (the idea of) making the entire rear wheel of bicycle into your engine.


I'll take this:

No, it's not practical. If you want hub motors, you will have to go electric for now.
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby Schoenrock » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 07:11:19

Dear ohanian,

each RotaTorque engine needs a minimum speed. The second Prototype is constructed to work from 350 - 2500 1/min. Below 350 centrifugal force is too low and over 2500 the speed of the vanes will become to fast. The second design is only a practical size to test and to show.
As you can see on the "Doppelzuender" the Rotatorque concept can be up or down sized just as it is needed.

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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 08:55:07

I would be interesting if a variable center design could be incorporated, thus allowing a variable displacement engine, similar to the variable vane hydraulic pumps. Figuring out how to get compression and expansion chambers into that type of design would be diffiult though
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 10:27:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', 'M')D:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'n')o shit, he said so....you got anything productive to add to the conversation?


I already did!

Have fun Wabbit Hunting.


Good. For a minute I thought this would end up as one more quiet technology conversation disrupted by some doomer f*ck coming into the room with arms waving insisting once again that doom be a part of every thread on PO.com.
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby Aaron » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 11:37:09

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', 'M')D:$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'n')o shit, he said so....you got anything productive to add to the conversation?

I already did! Have fun Wabbit Hunting.
Good. For a minute I thought this would end up as one more quiet technology conversation disrupted by some doomer f*ck coming into the room with arms waving insisting once again that doom be a part of every thread on PO.com.

Did somebody call for me? :)
The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt, but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise... economics is a form of brain damage.

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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 11:39:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aaron', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', 'M')D:$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'n')o shit, he said so....you got anything productive to add to the conversation?
I already did! Have fun Wabbit Hunting.
Good. For a minute I thought this would end up as one more quiet technology conversation disrupted by some doomer f*ck coming into the room with arms waving insisting once again that doom be a part of every thread on PO.com.

Did somebody call for me?

:lol:
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby Daculling » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 19:17:33

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', '[')align=center][smilie=5moped.gif] [/align]


While I believe that internal combustion may be the wrong road to travel, blatantly ridiculing people who are trying to think outside the box is counter productive. If you must, attack the design not the designer. Otherwise you are just taking up valuable disk space and backup resources.
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby MD » Wed 01 Nov 2006, 05:28:22

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gideon', '[')align=center][smilie=5moped.gif] [/align]


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Messages devoid of content: This includes posts with nonsense characters (ie. flksdhf). This also includes posts with a single word or only containing emoticons. This includes posts on "why was my post deleted", off-topic posts and images, thread-jacking, complaining about links, unedited reposts, repeated moderator evasion, and trolling.

But we all do it, some, and it adds interest.

moderation is the word, as always
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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby ohanian » Wed 01 Nov 2006, 18:11:12

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schoenrock', 'D')ear ohanian,

each RotaTorque engine needs a minimum speed. The second Prototype is constructed to work from 350 - 2500 1/min. Below 350 centrifugal force is too low and over 2500 the speed of the vanes will become to fast. The second design is only a practical size to test and to show.
As you can see on the "Doppelzuender" the Rotatorque concept can be up or down sized just as it is needed.

Markus


I'm trying to think of another niche application for your engine.

What are the advantages of your engine design that rich people are prepare to pay a premium for?

I'm thinking about

(1) Weight/Mass [ Is it very light? ]
(2) Lack of vibration [ Is it very smooth? ]

If you can fulfill the above two criteria then you can market your engine as a glider sail plane engine.

Image

Rich people are prepare to pay a premium for glider engines.

Some glider only weights 285kg!!! Every kilogram counts.
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Unusual IC engines - new link list on the RotaTorque page

Unread postby Schoenrock » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 11:09:11

Hello,

I just collected my searches for unusual IC engines into a link list. Does anyone want to add or correct something?

http://www.rotatorque.de/links/links.htm

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Re: The RotaTorque engine

Unread postby Daculling » Fri 01 Dec 2006, 20:20:32

Thanks Schoenrock. You gave me some reading for the weekend.
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