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Rhombus rotary
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bigpete8
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Rhombus rotary
Allows applications where revs above 9k are needed...
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Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
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Pete/Peter him/he/hrh couldn't really care as have 3 siblings and was lucky not to get called by the dogs name.
Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
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Re: Rhombus rotary
I’d be quite happy to use that above 9k rpm...
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Re: Rhombus rotary
That's going to have insane seal and chamber wear issues, given the tips are taking all the loads. There's also going to be a crankcase full of fuel and air mixture...
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Re: Rhombus rotary
Twice as many seals and what looks like little end bearings to lube.
Could you actually make this amount of metal spin to 3 times what a Rotor can do? It looks like rotor rpm matches crank/eshaft rpm.
Does it brap?
Could you actually make this amount of metal spin to 3 times what a Rotor can do? It looks like rotor rpm matches crank/eshaft rpm.
Does it brap?
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