Jeff Spitzer wrote:

Russell Kent wrote:

Well, I think the u joint coupling is an ok mental exercise, but probably
unworkable in reality.  But just to pick nits... Jeff, I don't think that
Vance's statement requires a piston to have torque, since a piston does
not go through volumetric change by rotation, but rather through linear
reciprocation.

Yeah, you're right.  I just got going on my post after reading it once and
when I read it again I see what you mean.  It's still an incorrect
statement.

Jeff Spitzer

 
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