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MegaSquirt Question ... |
SirAndy |
Nov 2 2004, 04:47 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
anyone here know if i can use the MegaSquirt to run just a single injector at a very high pulse, like let's say 32 times per revolution of the crankshaft ...
possible or do i need to build/program my own FI-Brain ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
lapuwali |
Nov 2 2004, 09:42 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
QUOTE you've described a very basic turbine, jet engine..... Yup. The "turboprop" engine, used on small airliners and on many helicopters, uses a turbine to directly drive a shaft to turn a prop/rotor. Turbines have been tried in cars, with indifferent success. Part of the problem is horrible throttle lag. On the Rover/BRM turbine car raced at Le Mans in '62 or thereabouts, throttle lag was such that there were several seconds between pushing on the throttle and getting a response from the engine. You had to start "accelerating" while still braking for the turn. On a fast course like Le Mans, this was doable. On a tight course, forget it. A turbine was also raced at Indy at least once, where it was much better suited. A much better approach is to use a turbine to drive an on-board generator so you have a gas-powered electric. Volvo made a concept car driven this way a few years ago. QUOTE the force put on the rotors goes straight to the transmission ... obviously, at this point, i'm not willing to share the design, altough Mueller & Brad have seen it. i'd like to get a prototype running first ... Well, if you won't let me do it, do a careful search before you get all interested in doing this in some way that will make money. Prior art does not have to have been patented for it to invalidate a patent application. So many wacky ideas have been tried, that there's an excellent chance yours has also been tried. No disrespect, but there's not much point in keeping it secret if you can't make a buck on the idea, and you can't reasonably make a buck on it without a patent. |
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