Stumbled on to this, and thought you engineer types would really appreciate it.
Non-circular gears and planetary gear. [VIDEO]
Bill
Non-circular gears and planetary gear. [VIDEO]
Bill
Jac - I think I need to get stronger glasses and another cup of joe to figure that one out.. I will do that though....
Yes, sorry about that Randy, Im still getting to grips with this Windows 7 stuff, enlarge it to 200% & you can read the text on dwg- Google Kauertz rotary piston engine & you will get the basic function of the two 'pistons'...
In reality Im not sure they can make elliptical gears like the first two on Bills Video that would be 'quiet' & have the necessary longevity..
How about some real life circular planetary gears that actually do something?
14 cyl Bristol Hercules sleeve valve radial aircraft engine...