Could just be how I am looking at it, but aren't these rotary to linear designs? Don't see how it would the other direction (unless the piston axis were at an angle to the rotation shaft). That looks to be the Green patent, bi-axial force tied to a rotating member.
-john -----Original Message----- From: Frederick Sparber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Robert Green steam engine vs Hero's Engine John Steck wrote: > > The novelty of the green engine is the wobble connection conversion of > linear to rotary, not the steam part. The prime mover could easily be > switched out with a 2 cylinder sterling configuration. > > The question that needs to be asked is not the efficiency of the > system, but > the durability. There looks like there would be a great deal of axial > loading on the flywheel bearing, excess vibration overall, and > significant cycling of the flex member. What's appealing about it is > the linear piston > action and no crankcase. The wobble plate and swash plate linear to rotary devices have been around for eons in air powered devices etc. http://www.animatedsoftware.com/pumpglos/swashpla.htm A bit more reliable I'd say Frederick > > -john > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OrionWorks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 2:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Robert Green steam engine vs Hero's Engine > > > How does Robert Green's novel steam engine configuration compare to > the efficiency of a good sterling engine? > > Regards, > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com >
