Dear Paul & Group,

Here's a page with download links to most essential papers on this subject:

http://www.scanlab.fi/docs/docs_index.htm

These are PDF files extracted from NASA server. All but the first one
are on original non-processed state, ie. text pages scanned as images. I
might have time later to convert them to text PDF's.

Cheers,

Petri
-- 
Engineering student
Helsinki, Finland


Thanks Petri. That was a lot of work.

The Appendix C on this one is the real meat of the turbo compound rotary.
NASA_1994029727.pdf

Unfortunately NASA did not fund the hardware to test these conclusions.
Everyday a Mazda rotary flies somewhere in the world proving once again that
NASA made a huge mistake in not pursuing this further.
-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Petri

Thanks a lot for doing this and Paul thanks for posting them.  This stuff is
priceless.  Wish we could contact some of these researchers and pick their
brains. The SCORE engine looks purpose built and what a elegant piece of
equipment it tis.

Doug in Japan

It looks to me that someone skilled enough to make a P-port housing out
of a stock one, could also modify a stock housing to at least one of the
configurations - the lead spark plug could be the main injector, and the
trailing plug hole could be modified to be the constant flow injector
along with the spark plug.... IMHO ;-)

-dave

It is not that easy. This is the hottest part of the engine
and the cooling passages must be very carefully worked out.
Mazda is still making changes in this area after 40 years.

Modern FEA and CFD might help.

BTW a lot of this "data" is highly suspicious. Particularly some
of the BSFC's estimated. I think it is going to take a cast
iron rotor housing that will tolerate and retain more heat
to achieve anywhere near these extraordinary BSFC claims. Also some of the
work done on super high pressure fuel injections system by
the automotive industry might help.

Here are a few pictures I have on some of this early CW stuff.
The first pictures are the CW engine Mazda copied right down
to the silly high mounted water pump and half speed ignition distributor.
The 4 rotor had split stationary gears which have fallen into disfavor.

The last chart is FMEP or the combustion pressure lost to engine friction.
This partially explains why the rotary does poor on fuel consumption at
low RPM. Car cruise RPM's. It makes a better aircraft engine where
the power levels and RPM are higher.


Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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