quasiturbine engines?

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:24 pm

I had some qustions on quasiturbine engines. My brother and I were debating on this on the way to school. 1) are they mass produced or even produced at all. 2) are they more efficient than rotary engines are not. I said rotaries were more efficient he said quasitubines were. What do you guys know about this topic?

Post by **Johnf514** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:42 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiturbine

They have not been mass produced, but the patent holders are looking into building a demo model.

In theory, they are more efficient than a rotary engine (more or less their target competitor), however, that has yet to be proven.

Good debate!

SteveUK · Post by **SteveUK** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:44 pm

I'm sorry, but I just love the name "Wankle" (rotary is just so boring) I know that I am an adult and I should not find things like this funny, but I do. It's the little boy inside me trying to get out and misbehave!!!

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:45 pm

i c. I thought rotaries would be more efficient beacuse quasiturbines have that stored heat and pressure build up. I still sense a problem with this quasiturbine or "pump" engine. I just need to do more research. Thnks for the link man!

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:48 pm

SteveUK wrote:I'm sorry, but I just love the name "Wankle" (rotary is just so boring) I know that I am an adult and I should not find things like this funny, but I do. It's the little boy inside me trying to get out and misbehave!!!

whats a "wankle"? just a nickname?

SteveUK · Post by **SteveUK** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:51 pm

initialeclipseshift wrote:
SteveUK wrote:I'm sorry, but I just love the name "Wankle" (rotary is just so boring) I know that I am an adult and I should not find things like this funny, but I do. It's the little boy inside me trying to get out and misbehave!!!
whats a "wankle"? just a nickname?

No it is a type of rotary engine it was on Top Gear a while back. It is used in the Mazda RX-8 here is a link for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankle_engine

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:52 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine

I guess that's what Steve meant...

EDIT: oops, too late
EDIT2: and the joke doesn't work if the name is pronounced in German (which would sound somewhat like VUNN-kell)

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:55 pm

lol its cool they both go to the same thing lol

EDIT: lol Vun-Kell har har

SteveUK · Post by **SteveUK** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:57 pm

Peter wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine

I guess that's what Steve meant...

EDIT: oops, too late
EDIT2: and the joke doesn't work if the name is pronounced in German (which would sound somewhat like VUNN-kell)

Ha ha ha I know. In dutch it sort of still works (Sounds like VAN-kell)

JackBauer · Post by **JackBauer** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:00 pm

I don't know much about this engine at all, techinically, isn't any pistonless engine rotary?

SteveUK · Post by **SteveUK** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:03 pm

JackBauer wrote:I don't know much about this engine at all, techinically, isn't any pistonless engine rotary?

Yes it is.

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:03 pm

JackBauer wrote:I don't know much about this engine at all, techinically, isn't any pistonless engine rotary?

well thats what I would have said but I found out about the quasitubine and the stogen engines which were also pistonless. Mainly any engine that is pistonless runs on steam or is a rotary.

BTW if you were wondering the Stogen engine died out beacuse of the high risk rate. way to many explosions.

PS all these are branches off of the rotary

JackBauer · Post by **JackBauer** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:07 pm

i see. Well imo, perfect the original rotary before you go around making sub branches.

initialeclipseshift · Post by **initialeclipseshift** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:09 pm

JackBauer wrote:i see. Well imo, perfect the original rotary before you go around making sub branches.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! finnaly!!!!