4 Cylinder Vacuum radial engine

chizz · Jun 4, 2013

Hi All,

Just a quick question I am designing my own 4 cylinder radial vacuum engine and just wondered has anyone come across one or seen one made before, wanted to do some research incase im going to come into problems or it doesn't work.

Thanks

AussieJimG · Jun 4, 2013

Vacuum engine? Is this going to be a four cylinder radial flame licker? Sounds like an interesting project.
John Moore (Bogstandard) made a two cylinder push-pull version a while ago, perhaps that could help. Sorry but I don't have the reference to it.

Jim

fcheslop · Jun 4, 2013

The gentleman who designed the Stirling60 has a video on U tube of a radial flame eater

chizz · Jun 5, 2013

Cheers Guys thanks for your replys.

Gedeon Spilett · Jun 5, 2013

This one is a copy of a pic from a model expo report in Model Engineer vol 170, p 210, issue 3939, 19 feb 1993. Alas, no other info can be gathered on the model and its builder, only flame licker engine by David Hanstead. A radial engine, yes, but I dont even know if it is a true rotary engine. an amazing vacuum engine in any case.

chizz · Jun 5, 2013

Wow! That engine looks amazing its a shame not to be able to see it running. my design is slightly different the cylinders do not rotate around the center they stay stationery its just the lay out in a radial pattern.

Chizz