Wankel all day long
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Two-dimensional Flash animations of gears, linkages, pumps, turbines and other mechanisms.
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If you loved this, you'll also love this which is previewed (with little or no explanation, unfortunately) here.
posted by DU at 4:27 PM on July 12, 2008
If you loved this, you'll also love this which is previewed (with little or no explanation, unfortunately) here.
posted by DU at 4:27 PM on July 12, 2008
Yay!
posted by kuujjuarapik at 4:39 PM on July 12, 2008
posted by kuujjuarapik at 4:39 PM on July 12, 2008
This is a very nice reference. Thanks!
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 4:47 PM on July 12, 2008
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 4:47 PM on July 12, 2008
A) love your title
B) this is cool
C) The guy's also got an open source Actionscript Physics Engine!!! It looks sweet AND instructional
posted by kickback at 6:26 PM on July 12, 2008
B) this is cool
C) The guy's also got an open source Actionscript Physics Engine!!! It looks sweet AND instructional
posted by kickback at 6:26 PM on July 12, 2008
That is amazingly nifty. Thanks.
posted by sotonohito at 6:40 PM on July 12, 2008
posted by sotonohito at 6:40 PM on July 12, 2008
I just really like to say Wankel Rotary Engine, and this post gives me an excuse to.
Wankel Rotary Engine.
posted by Rock Steady at 8:11 PM on July 12, 2008
Wankel Rotary Engine.
posted by Rock Steady at 8:11 PM on July 12, 2008
I've built models of Chebyshev's four bar linkage and the Peaucellier cell. All these animated models you see on the Internet are a little deceptive, as when you go to build them in the real world you have to factor in depth. With the Peaucellier cell I used flat plastic slats as links and rivets for revolute joints. It went together fairly easily, but I still had to work out what went on top of what.
Chebyshev's linkage was more demanding. I used Heim joints for the revolute joints. As it turned out, these allowed too much lateral play, so the mechanism was kind of sloppy.
Great post, though you should consider adding a "kinematics" tag.
posted by Tube at 10:38 PM on July 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
Chebyshev's linkage was more demanding. I used Heim joints for the revolute joints. As it turned out, these allowed too much lateral play, so the mechanism was kind of sloppy.
Great post, though you should consider adding a "kinematics" tag.
posted by Tube at 10:38 PM on July 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
Those of you who like the original post would surely appreciate this page of animated engines as well!
posted by scose at 12:27 AM on July 13, 2008
posted by scose at 12:27 AM on July 13, 2008
Throbbing engine porn? Pumping pistons pushing prodigious poundage?
posted by orthogonality at 1:21 AM on July 13, 2008
posted by orthogonality at 1:21 AM on July 13, 2008
Tube, those links are awesome.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:20 AM on July 13, 2008
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:20 AM on July 13, 2008
thanks, so many good links in this thread. i spent some time (fruitlessly) looking for this stuff to show my son. also (from one of the links):
Wankel Rotary Engine
posted by geos at 3:52 AM on July 13, 2008
Wankel Rotary Engine
posted by geos at 3:52 AM on July 13, 2008
Nice. Shame the author spends so much time misunderstanding fluid flow through a wind turbine.
posted by scruss at 4:25 AM on July 13, 2008
posted by scruss at 4:25 AM on July 13, 2008
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