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Originally Posted by MechEngVT
a really cool... sphincter...
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My ex-wife called me one of those... but she used laymen's terms I think
sorry, my odd sence of humor kicking in again... I'll stop
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Originally Posted by MechEngVT
Lacking anything else to call it that's how I envision it...an idealized convergent-divergent nozzle (i.e. a venturi) that can smoothly and continuously change the area of the minimum opening to vary the mass flow through the nozzle. Haven't quite worked out the practical aspects of that yet....
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Seriously though, I was kicking around the one and same idea (adjustable venturi) yet again a few days ago, while wandering through a wrecking yard. I have no idea how to make a smooth venturi open and close while maintaining decent airflow characteristics. Then yesterday, while standing in a collegues office, I found my eyes wandering to a similar 'adjustable optical filter device' when the 'six shooter Throttle Body' idea popped into my head. BTW, I have no idea how to make one of those rotate and seal vacuum at the base, but the drive and indexing mechanism would be cake.
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Originally Posted by MechEngVT
Ron, I don't think your idea was taken as offensive. It's just an idea.
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ditto. There are no stupid ideas, only thought provoking ones. Bouncing them off other people here on forums is very low risk, with high potential to learn, and help others learn at the same time. I work around some really bright people, who bounce ideas off each other all day long.