I just saw this engine at an electronics magazine site. Not the magazine that hosts my blog. But good is good. Note that JP8 is more or less diesel fuel. And check of the size of that 5KW generator. And 2HP per pound? That is very good. I’d like to see one running with a full up cooling system.
More technical details. Courtesy of the US Air Force.
A short video (about a minute and a half) from two years ago showing more details of the engine with a model (not that kind) that makes things clearer.
If you want to look deeper it is a Meyer Nutating Disk Engine or Kinetic BEI’s Nutating Engine. Have fun. Learn something.
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Very nice, if reality matches the talk!
I wonder about:
-How well it seals around the edges of that disk. What does the blow-by look like?
-The generator on that 5kW unit. It’s awfully small for a 5400RPM, 5kW unit. There’s only so much flux density you can get into that package.
A swashplate motor converted to internal combustion.
If you like 2 HP/lb, you’ll love the Massive Yet Tiny engine at ~20 HP/lb. http://www.angellabsllc.com/index.html
David,
That is pretty amazing.