possible rotary uses?
10-15-2002, 12:44 AM
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10-15-2002, 01:35 AM
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Try also www.rotaryrecycle.net
10-15-2002, 08:18 AM
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They also use them in aviation, which speaks to the wankel's reliability.
http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f.../aircraft.html
and
http://www.monito.com/wankel/aircraft.html
http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f.../aircraft.html
and
http://www.monito.com/wankel/aircraft.html
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10-15-2002, 05:15 PM
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Originally posted by Mazda man
When I couldnt get our lawnmower started I wondering if you could use a rotary engine in a lawnmower....but then I thought nah:D
When I couldnt get our lawnmower started I wondering if you could use a rotary engine in a lawnmower....but then I thought nah:D
10-15-2002, 06:52 PM
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I loe rotaries, but I think a rotary lawnmower is pretty silly! It couldn't be cheap and there are good options in a two and four stroke. I think the rotary lawnmower is on the monito site.
10-15-2002, 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by DonG35Miata
I loe rotaries, but I think a rotary lawnmower is pretty silly! It couldn't be cheap and there are good options in a two and four stroke. I think the rotary lawnmower is on the monito site.
I loe rotaries, but I think a rotary lawnmower is pretty silly! It couldn't be cheap and there are good options in a two and four stroke. I think the rotary lawnmower is on the monito site.
10-15-2002, 11:51 PM
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actually, i think that the rotary (like a 100cc or something) would be perfect for a lawnmower, espeically as time goes on and emissions catches up with even the little 2 strokes... a rotary doesn't make that much less power/torque, and is far cleaner... it wouldn't really beat out a 4 stroke in that area, but it's really much better than the 2 stroke... NOT TO MENTION YOU DON"T HAVE GAS MIXING INTO YOUR OIL!! :D
10-16-2002, 09:11 AM
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CHECK THIS OUT
Possible uses for rotary engine? you think youve seen the extreme? i would take one of these over an rx-8, even an 787B, anyday. ok im joking about the 787B, i would have to consider it strongly.
http://www.moller.com/skycar/technology/
The rotaries are not mazda, but there rotaries for heaven's sake....:D
http://www.moller.com/skycar/technology/
The rotaries are not mazda, but there rotaries for heaven's sake....:D
10-16-2002, 09:48 AM
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No pun intended... the Moller is never going to fly. Anyone who has flown even a small airplane will tell you it is a lot more intense and demanding than getting in a car and driving somewhere.
10-16-2002, 09:54 PM
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Rotary engines been in quite a few devices, many still in production today, but not what you think...
Motorcycles, cars and snomobiles have all had them. But the largest production, by volume, is pumps. Look around for rotary pumps. They are used for water, sewage, A/C, etc etc etc.
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Motorcycles, cars and snomobiles have all had them. But the largest production, by volume, is pumps. Look around for rotary pumps. They are used for water, sewage, A/C, etc etc etc.
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10-17-2002, 08:25 AM
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Yep, totally off base! Most helicopters are gas turbines... even smoother and higer-revving than Wankels. (Technically a Wankel is an orbital engine as the rotor does not make a perfectly circular path.) Gas turbines exhibit perfect rotary motion.
10-17-2002, 08:27 AM
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Originally posted by red_base 95
Aren't most helicopter engines rotaries? They need small, compact engines with little vibration that can turn very high RPM.
Could be totally off base.
Aren't most helicopter engines rotaries? They need small, compact engines with little vibration that can turn very high RPM.
Could be totally off base.
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10-17-2002, 06:08 PM
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:p i dunno if i want a powered toothbrush powered with petrochemicals... just think of all that exhaust in the bathroom, the earsplitting noise....
but then again, super smooth operation, and power that would nearly tear your gums off!!
count me in!!
but then again, super smooth operation, and power that would nearly tear your gums off!!
count me in!!
10-17-2002, 07:11 PM
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One of my dads air compressors has a rotary engine in it. It is a 6 horsepower model and is alot smaller than his other 5 horsepower compressor.
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