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Sorry faulty memory, It was called a Slipper Bearing: https://www.bourkeengineprojectllc.com/crankcase/
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12-31-2020, 08:23 PM
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I am renewing knowledge of this very interesting engine...
Guys your really need to look into all the information here:
https://www.bourkeengineprojectllc.com/
I ran into a guy with photo copies of the scraped together book by Mr. Bourke about the engine... it was a bit of a mess.
It has been cleaned up and is much better form now.
Now if I was struck rich I have a second dream to build, and this engine just might be number one ahead of Gasoline vapor.
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12-31-2020, 10:15 PM
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I can see the slipper bearing. Now I have to figure out what the transfer port does.
My favorite interesting engine is the Scuderi split-cycle engine, and it has a transfer port. But it's 4-cycle so probably not much likelihood of combining the two, although the Scotch Yoke might carry over.
I guess the 15° crank offset is a problem.
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01-01-2021, 01:17 AM
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Scuderi split-cycle still sounds more down-to-earth compared to other breakthrough designs.
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Seems silly, to use a whole piston to do a pre-compression, when a simple super charger, or turbo charger is so much better at cramming in air.
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01-01-2021, 01:30 AM
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Seems silly, to use a whole piston to do a pre-compression, when a simple super charger, or turbo charger is so much better at cramming in air.
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Seems silly, to use a whole piston to do a pre-compression...
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The magic is that the transfer port can be a compressed air tank. So it can run as a compressed air engine. Engine compression is ~150psi, SCUBA tanks hold 1500psi.
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01-01-2021, 09:09 PM
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The magic is that the transfer port can be a compressed air tank. So it can run as a compressed air engine. Engine compression is ~150psi, SCUBA tanks hold 1500psi.
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Had it been combined with an electric compressor or other auxiliary air supply, could qualify as some sort of hybrid. Makes me wonder to which extent DFCO and engine-braking could be compared to the regenerative braking of a hybrid.
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