Turn Car Compressor into Working Engine

[SchmidtMotorWorks]

Quite an accomplishment for $100 worth of parts and a hand-drill.

Kind of an interesting sound.



That layout might make an interesting motorcycle engine.

[lefty o]

A+. very neat.

[FC-Pilot]

Every high school auto shop should have to build that. I would build one with my nephews (and my own boys when they get old enough) but it is probably just as easy or easier to build a sbc with them. Still I like this video as you learn about each aspect of an engine.

Paul

[turbo camino]

More Youtube clickbait. Thanks.

[rebelyell]

Brilliant! Thank You.

[miniv8]

That was awesome!!

[Caprimaniac]

Yeah! That was cool.

The sylinders are in parallell with the rotating axleSo, it could be for; a propeller. Has any "functioning" engine of this kind ever been in use?

[dannobee]

Yes. It's called an "axial engine." There have been various attempts over the years. Dyna-Cam was one. Mk 48 torpedoes use a similar engine.

[Sparksalot]

Yes, there have been a number of such swash plate engines developed. There have been 2 and 4 cycle versions in both gasoline and diesel types. A monopropellant type is used in US Navy torpedos.

A quick summary of some of them are included in this link. Scroll down to the text. I've seen the two mentioned that are in the London Science Museum.

https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1529788#History

[SchmidtMotorWorks]

I wonder if they could have power and weight density competitive with a 4 valve dohc engine.

[PackardV8]

Yes, there have been a number of such swash plate engines developed. There have been 2 and 4 cycle versions in both gasoline and diesel types. A monopropellant type is used in US Navy torpedos.

In torpedoes, where the cylindrical shape is desirable, the Mark 48 torpedo is powered by a 500 hp swashplate engine geared to a pump-jet propulsor. It is fueled by Otto fuel II, a monopropellant that requires no oxygen supply and can propel the torpedo at up to 65 knots.

I wonder if they could have power and weight density competitive with a 4 valve dohc engine.

That it's been around for way more than a hundred years and still isn't in automotive production is the best answer.

All you really need to know is a Studebaker engineer thought it was the next big thing.

The Dyna-Cam engine originally came from a design by the Blazer brothers, who worked for Studebaker in 1916. They sold the rights to Karl Herrmann, Studebaker's head of engineering, who developed the concept over many years, eventually taking out US patent 2237989 in 1941.[11] It has 6 double-ended pistons working in 6 cylinders, and its 12 combustion chambers are fired every revolution of the drive shaft. The pistons drive a sine-shaped cam, as opposed to a swashplate or wobble-plate, hence its name.

In 1961, at the age of 80, Herrmann sold the rights to one of his employees, Edward Palmer, who set up the Dyna-Cam Engine Corp. along with son Dennis. Edward's son Dennis and daughter Pat then helped get the engine installed in a Piper Arrow. The engine was flown for about 700 hours in the Piper Arrow from 1987 through 1991. Their longest engine ran for nearly 4000 hours before overhaul.

[SchmidtMotorWorks]

It obviously can't be manufactured at a competitive price to an automotive engine.

I am thinking that the layout might make an interesting motorcycle engine.

Still not economical.

[Kenova]

Is it just me, or does this thing sound like an old Detroit Diesel?

Ken