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Oscillating Engine Simulator (incoherency.co.uk)
24 points by harporoeder on June 23, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


See also AngeTheGreat on YT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUahe1BHkKtW3ekopap0g...

Very impressive development of a configurable simulator using high frequency physical modelling.


This is very cool. I'm afraid the only way to get a more accurate answer about the inlet/outlet ports airflow is nothing short of CFD. This is because apart from the inlet geometry, the current geometry of the cylinder and the position of the valve also play a role. A jet that enters the cylinder at an angle is more likely to "fill" it faster and "see" less resistance in the inlet part, due to a vortex created within the cylinder.

The model can be evaluated in e.g. 10 different positions of valve overlap for a given geometry, and the missing points interpolated.

Very fun project !


I actually have a commercial version of an engine like that :)

A wilesco D2 - https://www.wilesco.de/en/steam-engines/stationary-steam-eng...

Its mostly a deskoration. I took it apart and it has the sliding block design as described in the link.


Here's my attempt at 10W, unlimited supply, minimum displacement:

https://imgur.com/q3ZqgT2 (17.43cc)




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