Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o...
by kortex on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:47PM
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> Granted an RC engine runs on a mixture of fuel and nitromethane
That's a huge difference. The main limiting factor in engine power is mass air flow, not fuel. Engines are as much air pumps as they are containers for extracting expansion from explosions. Nitromethane provides extra oxidizer in liquid form, putting nitro engines in some ways closer to rocket engines in terms of power-to-weight ratio.
That's a huge difference. The main limiting factor in engine power is mass air flow, not fuel. Engines are as much air pumps as they are containers for extracting expansion from explosions. Nitromethane provides extra oxidizer in liquid form, putting nitro engines in some ways closer to rocket engines in terms of power-to-weight ratio.