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| Originally Posted by Wozzap Thats really interesting (especially to a compressed air engineer like me), but there has got to be easier (and cheaper) ways to get 100hp out of a DS motor. |
You're right, but using the vertical cylinder 'in reverse' as a compressor is an ingenious idea. In essence, it's a very simple idea, the difficult bit is doing all the calculations and prototyping, but it doesn't seem to require hugely complex components and should be easy to replicate once all the prototyping is done - although it will always be expensive, if it ever sees production, because it's such a niche product.
One of the other advantages of doing things this way instead of just lopping off a cylinder, is that you preserve the primary balance instead of mucking about with dummy conrods or balance shafts