Fundamental Study of Kinematics of a Novel Rotary Engine

2000-01-1027

03/06/2000

Event
SAE 2000 World Congress
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper is concerned with a topic that is fundamental to understanding the mechanisms of the “displacer” portion of a novel rotary engine, which creates displacement and transmits torque. Since the cam profile appears to be the heart of this displacer system design to assure the mechanisms work correctly, geometric constraints on the cam profile have been studied at first. An analytical approach has been derived to determine a functional cam profile. Then, the relations between the motion and performance of the displacer system and the cam profile have been derived. Finally, an optimization approach has been used to determine an optimal cam profile, which provides the best overall performance in terms of efficiency, motion, motion capability and structural reliability.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1027
Pages
19
Citation
Zhang, C., Free, D., and Keith, D., "Fundamental Study of Kinematics of a Novel Rotary Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-1027, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1027.
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Published
Mar 6, 2000
Product Code
2000-01-1027
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English