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« on: February 12, 2008, 01:00:14 pm »
First time I've heard of it as well



A toroidal engine is one in which the power pistons rotate in a perfectly circular chamber with the drive shaft at the geometric center. (A torus is the doughnut-shaped surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle about an axis coplanar with the circle.)

One of the theoretical benefits of the design is a dramatic increase in power-to-weight ratio compared to a conventional reciprocating piston engine. The Rotoblock engine fires 16 times on one revolution of the crankshaft, compared to a V-8’s four times per crankshaft revolution, for example


See the video of it running here :

http://www.rotoblock.com/concept_validated.shtml
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2008, 01:08:36 pm »
Damn thats cool as hell, love the sound it makes, like a mini gun
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2008, 04:27:14 pm »
Another to watch with speakers, methinks . . .
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2008, 05:05:34 pm »
dang... timing that must be a muthfarka !!!
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2008, 08:26:48 am »
Quoting: 55starchief
Damn thats cool as hell, love the sound it makes, like a mini gun


Yeah It does
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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2008, 10:01:00 am »
Looks like the video was the 1st firing of that motor so they wernt running at high RPM, hell i bet thats gonna sound even better screaming at 7k
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2008, 11:16:39 am »
A very clever design indeede,

I can see how the intake works but fail to see where the exhust gasses get expelled to, other than straight to atmosphere?

Might be missing something?
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2008, 03:24:38 pm »
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I can see how the intake works but fail to see where the exhust gasses get expelled to, other than straight to atmosphere?

Might be missing something?


Nope that's it. If you look at the video you can see the hot exhaust gas coming off at all angles...
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