Jim Warman Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I came across an "electronic copy" (pdf format) of "The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine" By Sir Harry Ricardo. Originally written in 1923 and updated in 1931, this is an in depth look at the development of the infernal (my spelling) combustion engine. There's even some neat cut-away views a-la-Bruce and info that is pertinent even today... An interesting observation considering it was made in 1923 - "The supply of both these fuels, and more particularly the latter, will soon become unequal to the demand, with the result that a critical situation is bound to arise in the not very distant future." Anyone want a copy? It's about 9Mb..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Came across some more fascinating stuff... just diesel, this time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_205 is a look at a 6 cylinder two stroke diesel airplane engine with 12 pistons.. Now THIS is a cut-away A variation on the theme is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic I have way too much time on my hands.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Jim it's kind of amazing to be putting out that much horsepower with that little weight. The Jumo weighed in at 1312 lbs and had 1012 ci's putting out 867hp. the current Cummins ISX weighs in at 2940 lbs and has 912 ci's putting out 600hp on the high end. The engine cutaway looks alot like a Detroit 2 stroke stacked on top of one another. Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Man. The word "contraption" came to mind upon first glance. It is interesting to look at though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I came across an "electronic copy" (pdf format) of "The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine" By Sir Harry Ricardo. Originally written in 1923 and updated in 1931, this is an in depth look at the development of the infernal (my spelling) combustion engine. There's even some neat cut-away views a-la-Bruce and info that is pertinent even today... An interesting observation considering it was made in 1923 - "The supply of both these fuels, and more particularly the latter, will soon become unequal to the demand, with the result that a critical situation is bound to arise in the not very distant future." Anyone want a copy? It's about 9Mb..... Can email to me big_angry_hillbilly at yahoo dot ca Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 You got mail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Thanks man! Got 'er comin' down the wire as we speak. Should have it by wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbudge Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Search Napier Deltic on Youtube and watch the trying to start one of these things in a locomotive. No 6.0 has that bad cold stiction. Sounds cool when it's running, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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