anyone else stumbled across this full ceramic wankel?
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anyone else stumbled across this full ceramic wankel?
Not just the apex seals but the whole engine!!! run it as hot as you want. Now imagine what you could do with this engine...
http://ceramicrotaryengines.com/
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http://ceramicrotaryengines.com/
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anyone else stumbled across this full ceramic wankel?
Awesome concept... just think what you could do with it... run it at a higher compression... cleaner and more power and much less cooling needed. Wonder how well you could balance the whole thing for higher revs?
Either way bloody interesting to me anyways. THOUGHTS????
http://ceramicrotaryengines.com/
Either way bloody interesting to me anyways. THOUGHTS????
http://ceramicrotaryengines.com/
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wow an update. that site has been around since like 2004. and its shown up here many times. i checked in periodically for about a year but it seemed the project was dead. theres a big thread on it buried here somewhere
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I noticed a repetition of an erroneous statement that metals are a good conductor of heat. Metals are in fact poor conductors of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
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I noticed a repetition of an erroneous statement that metals are a good conductor of heat. Metals are in fact poor conductors of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
I think you're confused between the meaning of what a thermal conductor and insulator are. There's a reason thermal conductivity of metals are high and ceramics are low in any material properties specifications.
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I noticed a repetition of an erroneous statement that metals are a good conductor of heat. Metals are in fact poor conductors of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
Put a piece of wood and a piece of steel out in the sun for awhile. Now touch both of them. The metal FEELS hotter correct? They're actually both the same exact temperature but the metal is much more efficient at transferring that heat to your skin.
The reason you use ceramic heat shielding is because it is a poor conductor of heat and prevents the transfer of heat from one side of it to the other.
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It's only about 1" around. I've talked to them before. I like their idea, but not their method. If I'm not mistaken, they've also joined up with a couple other ceramic rotary groups. The problem is that they're using a specialized variant of ceTZP, and that limits their production size to 1"x3" if I remember correctly.
Like I said, good idea, but not my choice of approach. Standard ceTZP isn't super expensive, but there are still manufacturing concerns with ceramics.
They are nice guys though.
Like I said, good idea, but not my choice of approach. Standard ceTZP isn't super expensive, but there are still manufacturing concerns with ceramics.
They are nice guys though.
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I noticed a repetition of an erroneous statement that metals are a good conductor of heat. Metals are in fact poor conductors of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
This story does remind me of Fords GT90 which used ceramic shielding in the engine bay to help cope with its copious amount of heat. Ceramics being an excellent conductor of heat.
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Thermal conductivity of "good" or "poor" is determined by how rapidly a material absorbs and/or dissipates heat. "Good" meaning that it does so relatively quickly and "poor" meaning that it does so relatively slowly.
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Using the wood vs metal example that was used previously... the rate of change in temperature is greater for the wood than the metal; making the wood a better conductor of heat. In other words, which one "conducts" heat more rapidly?
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First off congrats on quoting a Wikipedia article and obviously understanding these concepts in an incorrect sense.
Think about what you're saying and realize you're wrong. Why do we make radiators out of metal? Hint: They conduct heat very well. Why do we use ceramic coating on exhaust headers? Hint: The ceramic doesn't conduct heat very well, therefore keeping the heat in the header where it belongs.
And now your trying to say wood conducts heat better than metal? Are you really that stupid?
Think about what you're saying and realize you're wrong. Why do we make radiators out of metal? Hint: They conduct heat very well. Why do we use ceramic coating on exhaust headers? Hint: The ceramic doesn't conduct heat very well, therefore keeping the heat in the header where it belongs.
And now your trying to say wood conducts heat better than metal? Are you really that stupid?
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There was no misunderstanding on my part.
The radiator is a good conductor of heat not because of the material but, because of its large surface area. The radiator fluid itself is an even better conductor of heat because it absorbs and dissipates heat very rapidly compared to the engine block materials.
Ceramic coated headers are good conductors of heat (compared to their non-coated counterparts) because the ceramics absorb and dissipates heat more efficiently than the metal that it coats.
The radiator is a good conductor of heat not because of the material but, because of its large surface area. The radiator fluid itself is an even better conductor of heat because it absorbs and dissipates heat very rapidly compared to the engine block materials.
Ceramic coated headers are good conductors of heat (compared to their non-coated counterparts) because the ceramics absorb and dissipates heat more efficiently than the metal that it coats.
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Just to make things a bit more specific, I am not referring to the thermal conductivity within a single material... yes, I agree, metals have a higher thermal conductivity than non-metals. I am referring to how rapidly heat transfers from a given material to another.
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Ok you can believe that, but stop misleading other people.
I have a question for you then, There's three radiators one made of metal, one wood, and one ceramic. The surface area is the same on all of them which one performs better and why?
Now as far as ceramic coating an exhaust header do understand why people do it? Ceramic coating will reduce underhood temps and also the surface temp of the header. Why does it do this? Because it keeps the heat contained in the header and sends out the exhaust or through a turbo. A ceramic coated header results in higher EGT's which in Turbo applications results in higher efficiency and faster spool times. Now think about why exhaust gas temps would increase by coating the header. If you were correct EGT's would go down because more heat would be dissipated by the header and underhood temps would also increase, seems like a pretty dump thing to do doesn't it.
I would suggest you do some more research cause you're wrong in everything you've said so far.
I have a question for you then, There's three radiators one made of metal, one wood, and one ceramic. The surface area is the same on all of them which one performs better and why?
Now as far as ceramic coating an exhaust header do understand why people do it? Ceramic coating will reduce underhood temps and also the surface temp of the header. Why does it do this? Because it keeps the heat contained in the header and sends out the exhaust or through a turbo. A ceramic coated header results in higher EGT's which in Turbo applications results in higher efficiency and faster spool times. Now think about why exhaust gas temps would increase by coating the header. If you were correct EGT's would go down because more heat would be dissipated by the header and underhood temps would also increase, seems like a pretty dump thing to do doesn't it.
I would suggest you do some more research cause you're wrong in everything you've said so far.
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It was not my intention to start a debate on the definitions of certain principles of thermodynamics. I was merely making an observation that the writer of the article had used less than accurate terms.