“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power of a diesel

Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by mcronce on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:46PM (#35460159)

Torque to power is just (torque * RPM) / (some constant depending on the units inolved). With ft-lbs and horsepower, that constant is 5252; with N-m and kW, it's 9549. The only thing that changes is the constant.

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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by codeflo on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:08PM (#35460409)

You make it sound like you'd have to remember a 4-digit constant in either case. That's stupid, it's simply (torque * RPS * 2 * PI).

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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by raketenolli on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:09PM (#35460416)

No, power is just torque times angular velocity. No constants involved.

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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by mcronce on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:34PM (#35460663)

If you ignore units, sure.

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