Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
it's really a neat idea...
5 pistons arranged in a circle parallel to the "crankshaft" (ie: the pistons move back and fort in the same direction the crank shaft is "pointing"). At the end of the crankshaft is the "wobbleplate" which is a big circular disc. The crankshaft passes thru the center of the disc, but the disc is not perpindicular to the crank, it's at an angle other than 90 degrees, so that as the crank turns, the plate "wobbles" (kind of like a bent rim. The piston rods connect to the edge of the disc via u-shaped connectors, kind of like grabbing the edge of a plate with your hand and holding the plate so you are looking directly at it. As the crank turns and the plate wobbles, the pistons move back and forth because the end of the connecting rod (which slides along the plate on rollers) must move back and forth as the plate wobbles. What's really neat is that you can change the compression ratio OR displacement on the fly. Change the compression ratio by sliding the crank back and forth and change the displacementt by changing the angle of the wobble plate.
ps. . the "head" is at the piston end of the engine (with the crank resting in the center) and the plate is at the other end.
They've built 5 prototypes so far, 3 or 4 have been 2 stroke and 1 is a DIESEL. Just thank, that durawhatzit pulls up next to you, just turn a knob and turn that 5. 9 into a 9. 5... hehehe
here's a link to the project site http://www.axial.co.nz/advantages.htm
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'01 Eth 3500 4x4, Amsoil air filter, AutoMeter boost & egt on pillar mount. See My Truck and also be sure to read What tools & methods to use for an easy 1st oil change!!!
"Be happy you don't get all the government you pay for. " -W. C. Fields
[This message has been edited by dmurdock (edited 04-13-2001). ]
5 pistons arranged in a circle parallel to the "crankshaft" (ie: the pistons move back and fort in the same direction the crank shaft is "pointing"). At the end of the crankshaft is the "wobbleplate" which is a big circular disc. The crankshaft passes thru the center of the disc, but the disc is not perpindicular to the crank, it's at an angle other than 90 degrees, so that as the crank turns, the plate "wobbles" (kind of like a bent rim. The piston rods connect to the edge of the disc via u-shaped connectors, kind of like grabbing the edge of a plate with your hand and holding the plate so you are looking directly at it. As the crank turns and the plate wobbles, the pistons move back and forth because the end of the connecting rod (which slides along the plate on rollers) must move back and forth as the plate wobbles. What's really neat is that you can change the compression ratio OR displacement on the fly. Change the compression ratio by sliding the crank back and forth and change the displacementt by changing the angle of the wobble plate.
ps. . the "head" is at the piston end of the engine (with the crank resting in the center) and the plate is at the other end.
They've built 5 prototypes so far, 3 or 4 have been 2 stroke and 1 is a DIESEL. Just thank, that durawhatzit pulls up next to you, just turn a knob and turn that 5. 9 into a 9. 5... hehehe
here's a link to the project site http://www.axial.co.nz/advantages.htm
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'01 Eth 3500 4x4, Amsoil air filter, AutoMeter boost & egt on pillar mount. See My Truck and also be sure to read What tools & methods to use for an easy 1st oil change!!!
"Be happy you don't get all the government you pay for. " -W. C. Fields
[This message has been edited by dmurdock (edited 04-13-2001). ]
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