Check this out and tell me what ya'll think.

http://www.revetec.com/?q=node/64

 

I've seen something like that either on here or another forum in the past but I'm still clueless to one thing...HOW THE HELL DOES IT WORK lol?

 

Looks like a Horizontally opposed engine design. Think VW, Porche engines.

I don't see what's inovative about it so far. I'll be surfing their site some.

OH. here's what is innovative. The crank, and rod part. Looks interesting. Really interesting.

http://www.revetec.com/?q=node/23

http://www.revetec.com/?q=node/59

GOD I want to go to Australia. Those guy's down-under as some engineering Masters.

 

http://www.revetec.com/?q=taxonomy/term/19

This page on that site has a little animated engine that should help you see how it works a little better.

Wonder how they balance that? Probably needs multiple assemblies to balance. A rotating balance wouldn't quite work in this arrangement, I think. Maybe two counter rotating balance weights would cancel the vertical imbalance of a single rotating balance weight.

Also wonder what CR + spark advance they can use with pump gas, or if they could use diesel even.

 

Say's it works like this: "The two cams rotate and raise the piston with a scissor-like action to the bearings."

Not sure how you would balance something like that.

 

Only bad thing I see about this engine, is the Chinese have show a LARGE interest in building it for their cars. Reading about it's mechanical efficiency, should work out really well. hopefully America takes a look at this design.

They already use it for Pumping and generation. That version is air-cooled.