Linear piston ratchet engine, 99% efficiency. Proto type in action!

[AlanA]

I tried to pose my question once more:
10 or 12 PSI? Could this be real? This is a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure of about 14 PSI!

AlanA

[Tommey Reed]

I'm sorry, yes!
At 12 psi with an area of say 12in/sq or 4" piston, you will have 144in/sq..
Now the atmoshpere pressure at sea level is 14.7 psi....
So to answer your question about 12 psi, is yes.
12psi of compress air at 12in/sq piston area with a stroke of 12" will produse a total of 144 ft/lb for each 12" stroke of the ratchet engine, and a costant flow of 12 psi!

[AlanA]

1. May be there is a great misunderstanding or I have understood you wrong. I think a piston with an air pressure of 12 psi could no do some useful work.

2. I take your formula and did some trials. I reduced the stroke from 12" to 6": The result is a power output twice as with 12 ".

AlanA

[Tommey Reed]

If we us12psi to start with:

12psi = 12 lb of work at 1 inch of travel.

The Ratchet engine converts linear in to rotational energy, with the only lose of friction. At 99% efficiency.

If:

piston(a) 12psi at 12" of travel = 144lb of work...say 1 revolution

and:
piston(b) 12psi at 6" of travel = 72lb of work...say 1 revolution

For (b) to equal (a), (b) would need 2 revolution to equal (a)

a=144
b=72

a=(bx2)
b=(a/2)
Tom...

[powercat]

Hi Tom
I found this one on youTube, you might find it interesting
Worlds most efficient engine "The Edwards Winged Rotary"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6i4CVrcEJM

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