I am an aspiring freelance engine designer. I would like to know all the various steps, calculations and methods to be followed while designing a new rotary or other internal combustion engine from scratch.
2007-04-27 21:52:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Hercules and Kawasaki already did it about 30 yeras ago.
2007-04-27 23:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by Kmax 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good CAD computer software program would be the first thing to start. Then you'd have to learn the program as they can be very hard to learn.
Look to the past and the mistakes and why rotary engines failed and didn't catch on. It's going to be a smaller engine and you may not be able to get the horsepower out it that you'd require. You should also investigate patent rights. it would be shame to go to all that trouble only not to be able to market it.
After designing there's many choices you'd still have to make such as metals, allows, type of electrical system, plugs.
Designing and building are two different things. You'll need a machine shop and lots of bucks. What looks good on paper doesn't mean it'll work out as planned.
2007-04-27 22:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the 80s there was a rotary engined motorcycle called the "Hercules". It was somewhat cumbersome, leaked oil, and never really became popular. There is one on display at the "Reynolds Motorcycle Museum" in Wetaskawin Alberta Canada.
I have provided a link to some photos of it.
2007-04-28 01:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ronster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honda made a bike with a rotary engine back in the 80`s
2007-04-27 22:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by swenson0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suzuki made a rotary bike in 1976.
Buy a shop manual.
1976 Suzuki RE5A Rotary 500cc
Do a web search for "suzuki rotary motorcycle"
There are plenty of sites that may be of use.
2007-04-28 07:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton made rotary powered bikes, not sure why they stopped.Made COP bikes for Europeans. Could not race'em on pro circuits because the 'powers at be' wanted to treat them like 2 strokes.As in 250cc 2 strokes raced against 500cc 4 strokes.
2007-04-27 22:14:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Below is a link to the wikipedia article on the w--kel rotary engine.
2007-04-28 13:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot thu=ink up a design yourself dont think that anyone else is going to give you their Idea's I have one Im working on it gives 3 firings per rev and has only 4 moving parts.~~
2007-04-27 22:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
norton did it years ago and won the tt with it at the isle of mann(c'mon you britts).nothing new mate and if you need to be asking on here for advice on how to design an engine i think you had better reconsider youre plans.
2007-04-29 06:30:41 · answer #9 · answered by pegs_down 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! Let the Yahoos figure it out for ya! Great thinking professor!
2007-04-27 22:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by V-Starion 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋